Simple understanding of industrial sapphire
Simple understanding of industrial sapphire In the gem world, all kinds of gem-grade corundum except ruby are called sapphire. The main component of sapphire is aluminum oxide (Al ∈ O;). Because it contains trace elements such as iron and titanium, it appears as blue, sky blue, light blue and other colors.Our company has senior sapphire cutting technology, and the sapphire cutting machine developed is far ahead in the industry. Industrial sapphire generally refers to gems that cannot reach the level of decoration, taking industrial diamond as an example. The gear shafts of good mechanical watches are all made of diamonds,However, this kind of diamond can only be used for tools, not for decoration. For example, glass knives, diamonds of blades are also diamonds. The fact is the same. Whether it is artificial or natural, and its level does not reach the level of decoration, it is used for industrial purposes. Industrial-grade sapphire is mainly used for two purposes: One is the substrate, such as LED semiconductor substrate material. The second is window materials, such as dials, aerospace, precision manufacturing, etc. Large-size flat sapphires used in the aerospace field, large-size high-quality sapphires, graphene, night vision infrared transmission equipment, satellite space technology...