Ultra low expansion glass (ULE) is a registered trademark of Corning Incorporated. ULE has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion of about 10-10/K at 5–35°C[1] and contains as components silica and less than 10% titanium dioxide.
Applications
- Ultra-low expansion
substrates for mirrors and other optics - Length standards
- Lightweight honeycomb mirror mounts
- Astronomical telescopes
- Precision measurement technology
- Laser cavities
References
- ^ "ULE Ultra Low Expansion Glass". Specialty Materials. Corning Incorporated. http://www.corning.com/specialtymaterials/products_capabilities/ULE.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-10-22.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This glass material related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
