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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 months agoWould that make it a type of sapphire?
minus-squareteft@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-29 months agoTypes of corundum maybe but I think that’s a stretch. Sapphire is (usually) blue Al2O3. Ruby is red Al2O3. Transparent aluminum is Al2O27N5.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s a fuck ton of oxygen
minus-squareconrad82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoMy thoughts too, what makes this alloy so amazing? It seems to me that sapphire is harder, and otherwise similar use cases No mention/comparison to Sapphire in the article that I could see, disappointing. Maybe it is the sintering process that makes it interesting, could be easier to shape maybe 🤔
minus-squaresudoshakes@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoAluminum oxynitride is transparent aluminum, but alpha aluminum oxide, which is also transparent, is called Corundum.
Would that make it a type of sapphire?
Types of corundum maybe but I think that’s a stretch. Sapphire is (usually) blue Al2O3. Ruby is red Al2O3. Transparent aluminum is Al2O27N5.
That’s a fuck ton of oxygen
My thoughts too, what makes this alloy so amazing? It seems to me that sapphire is harder, and otherwise similar use cases
No mention/comparison to Sapphire in the article that I could see, disappointing.
Maybe it is the sintering process that makes it interesting, could be easier to shape maybe 🤔
Aluminum oxynitride is transparent aluminum, but alpha aluminum oxide, which is also transparent, is called Corundum.