Low-expansion quartz LEQZ ®
LEQZ ultra-low-expansion quartz glass reaches a diameter of 2 meters and has near-zero thermal expansion at room temperature with a controllable zero-expansion temperature region. This 2-meter material serves precision-system mirrors, laser resonator cavities, space telescopes, semiconductor-lithography optics, atomic clocks, and related applications.
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Overview
LEQZ ultra-low-expansion quartz glass reaches a diameter of 2 meters and has near-zero thermal expansion at room temperature with a controllable zero-expansion temperature region. This 2-meter material serves precision-system mirrors, laser resonator cavities, space telescopes, semiconductor-lithography optics, atomic clocks, and related applications.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Mean Linear Expansion Coefficient α [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); 5~30℃] | 0 ± 30 ppb/℃ |
| Thermal Conductivity K [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); 22℃] | 1.31 ± 0.2 W/(m·K) |
| Thermal Diffusivity [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); 22℃] | 0.8 ± 0.05 mm²/s |
| Volume thermal resistivity [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); 200℃; Original field name/negative exponent retained as in the source] | (5-7)×10⁻¹² |
| Mean specific heat Cp [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 760 ± 40 J/(kg·℃) |
| Strain Point [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 890 ℃ |
| Annealing point [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 1000 ℃ |
| Softening Point [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 1300 ℃ |
| Poisson’s Ratio ν [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 0.15 ± 0.03 |
| Knoop Hardness [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); 100g, 20s] | 518 ± 10% |
| Density ρ [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 2.21 ± 10% |
| Specific stiffness E/ρ [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 3.0 ± 0.2 × 10⁶ |
| Shear Modulus G [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 29 ± 5 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus K [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 34.1 ± 5 GPa |
| Elastic Modulus [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 67.6 ± 10 GPa |
| Refractive Index [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade); Material with nominal CTE; 632.8nm] | 1.482 ± 0.003 |
| Abbe Number V_d [LEQZ series physical properties (not separated by grade)] | 52.1 ± 1 |
| Stress birefringence [LEQZ-1; 95% confidence interval; Source unit mm/cm] | 10 mm/cm |
| Radial uniformity [LEQZ-1; 95% confidence interval] | 10 ppb/℃ |
| Striae level [LEQZ-1] | 100% |
| Zero-crossing temperature [LEQZ-1] | 5-35℃ ± 5℃ |
| Mean linear CTE [LEQZ-1] | ± 30 ppb |
| Stress birefringence [LEQZ-2; 95% confidence interval; Source unit mm/cm] | 20 mm/cm |
| Radial uniformity [LEQZ-2; 95% confidence interval] | 15 ppb/℃ |
| Striae level [LEQZ-2] | 100% |
| Zero-crossing temperature [LEQZ-2] | 5-35℃ ± 10℃ |
| Mean linear CTE [LEQZ-2] | ± 30 ppb |
| Stress birefringence [LEQZ-3; 95% confidence interval; Source unit mm/cm] | 20 mm/cm |
| Radial uniformity [LEQZ-3; 95% confidence interval] | 15 ppb/℃ |
| Striae level [LEQZ-3] | 100% |
| Zero-crossing temperature [LEQZ-3] | 5-35℃ ± 10℃ |
| Mean linear CTE [LEQZ-3] | ± 30 ppb |
| Stress birefringence [LEQZ-4; 95% confidence interval; Source unit mm/cm] | 30 mm/cm |
| Radial uniformity [LEQZ-4; 95% confidence interval] | 30 ppb/℃ |
| Striae level [LEQZ-4] | 200% |
| Zero-crossing temperature [LEQZ-4] | 5-35℃ ± 10℃ |
| Mean linear CTE [LEQZ-4] | ± 30 ppb |
| Stress birefringence [LEQZ-5; 95% confidence interval; Source unit mm/cm] | NS |
| Radial uniformity [LEQZ-5; 95% confidence interval] | 100 ppb/℃ |
| Striae level [LEQZ-5] | NS |
| Zero-crossing temperature [LEQZ-5; NS=No special requirements] | NS |
| Mean linear CTE [LEQZ-5] | ± 100 ppb |
| Size Range [LEQZ-1] | Φ ≤ 500 |
| Maximum inclusion diameter [LEQZ-1] | 1 mm |
| Number of inclusions [LEQZ-1] | ≤24 items/100 cm³ |
| Mean number of inclusions [LEQZ-1] | ≤0.61 items/100 cm³ |
| Size Range [LEQZ-2] | Φ ≤ 500 |
| Maximum inclusion diameter [LEQZ-2; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | 1 mm |
| Number of inclusions [LEQZ-2; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | ≤24 items/100 cm³ |
| Mean number of inclusions [LEQZ-2; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | ≤0.61 items/100 cm³ |
| Maximum inclusion diameter [LEQZ-2; Noncritical layer] | 2.5 mm |
| Mean number of inclusions [LEQZ-2; Noncritical layer] | ≤1.2 items/100 cm³ |
| Size Range [LEQZ-3] | 500 < Φ ≤ 1500 |
| Maximum inclusion diameter [LEQZ-3; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | 2 mm |
| Number of inclusions [LEQZ-3; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | ≤37 items/100 cm³ |
| Mean number of inclusions [LEQZ-3; Critical layer (surface 5mm)] | ≤1.2 items/100 cm³ |
| Maximum inclusion diameter [LEQZ-3; Noncritical layer] | 6.4 mm |
| Mean number of inclusions [LEQZ-3; Noncritical layer] | ≤3.7 items/100 cm³ |
| Size Range [LEQZ-4] | Φ ≤ 500 |
| Bubbles and inclusions [LEQZ-4; Two groups in the same cell have no labeled conditions and await clarification] | Maximum inclusion diameter: 2.5 mm | Average quantity/100 cm³: ≤ 1.2 inclusions; Maximum inclusion diameter: 6.4 mm | Average quantity/100 cm³: ≤ 3.7 inclusions |
| Size Range [LEQZ-5] | Φ ≤ 1500 |
| Bubbles and inclusions [LEQZ-5] | No Requirement |
| CTE uniformity [Sample OD1100×125mm] | 17.1 ppb/℃ |
| CTE uniformity [Sample 153×153×7mm] | 5.1 ppb/℃ |
| Zero-crossing temperature [Short overview attribute; Not separated by model] | 20 ℃ |
Applications
Precision optical-system mirrors; laser resonator cavities; space telescopes; semiconductor-lithography optics; atomic clocks.
Key Features
Diameter up to 2 meters; near-zero room-temperature expansion with a controllable zero-expansion region; NS means no special requirement; CTE-uniformity sample data: 17.1ppb/℃ for OD1100×125mm and 5.1ppb/℃ for 153×153×7mm.
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Supplier Information
Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass Co., Ltd. is located in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, a famous historical and cultural city in China.
The company is mainly engaged in the research and development and production of high-performance quartz glass, quartz fiber and composite materials, mainly serving high-tech fields such as semiconductors, optical communications, photovoltaic solar energy, high-end optics and aerospace.
It is the first quartz material supplier in China to pass the integrated circuit chip access qualification certification, and one of the few companies in the world with mass production capacity of quartz fiber.
The company was founded in 1966 and listed on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2014. It is the first listed company in China's quartz industry (stock code 300395).
It now has seven production bases in Jingzhou, Qianjiang, Wuhan, Shanghai, Hefei, Taizhou, and Jinan, as well as three major R&D platforms in Jingzhou, Wuhan, and Shanghai.
The company has passed ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 system certifications. It is now a national enterprise technology center, a special optical glass material technology innovation center, a national high-tech enterprise, a Hubei provincial enterprise technology center, a Hubei provincial high-performance quartz glass and quartz fiber engineering technology research center, a Hubei provincial postdoctoral industry base, the fifth batch of innovative pilot enterprises in China, and a Hubei provincial key laboratory of advanced optical quartz material technology.
The company adheres to the core values of "Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Enterprising" and is committed to providing global customers with overall solutions for high-performance quartz products, becoming a leader in quartz technology innovation.
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