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Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

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Need general information on bonding quartz to quartz. The application must hold at 850C.

RE: Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

The only difficulty is that the Q melts suddenly so
welding the Q is much more difficult then welding
a glass which softens gradually.

<nbucska@pcperipherals DOT com> subj: eng-tips
read FAQ240-1032

RE: Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

Pressure weld the two very clean, smooth, optically-wavelength-matched surfaces in a vacuum. No binder, low temperature (depends on how long you want to wait) makes an optically invisible joint. Cons: difficult to keep surfaces clean and precisely fitting. May need RF sputtering.  Also, experimentation needed to get it right. Other people might call it cold welding.

RE: Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

do you want to bond "flat to flat", "tube to tube", "flat to tube"?

RE: Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

Welding is the best and strongest option. A quartz glassblower could do this for you. (It is a very specialised skill so don't try doing it yourself.)

http://www.quartz.saint-gobain.com

RE: Bonding of Quartz to Quartz

It is impossible to bond the quartz glass by melting method with the 850 C environment condtion.
Becacuse generally the quartz glass temperature should be reached to the softening point, 1530 C to be bonded each other.

So, try to chage the materail from quartz glass to Vyco,  the hard glass.
Even if its mechanical specification is slightly lower than the one of quartz glass, with 850 C it may be softened, and became workable condition.

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