Fused quartz thermal properties

SILICA, FUSED. (Quartz.) The desired property of this material is its low coefficient of thermal expansion. It is primarily used in refractories for kiln and furnace walls, and as a shell material for molds in... 

Epoxy polymers (including epoxy novolacs) have been designed to meet most of these requirements and are almost universally used in such encap-sulant applications. Epoxy polymers exhibit superior adhesion that in many cases eliminates the need for a barrier or junction coating. They have a low coefScient of thermal expansion low shrinkage and low injection velocity, which means that low transfer or injection pressures can be used. These polymers also possess excellent mechanical properties coupled with low moisture and gas permeability. Above all, they are cheap and readily available. Other transfer-molding materials used to a limited extent include silicones, phenolic materials, and even polyesters. Most molding formulations are highly filled (70-75%) with materials such as quartz, fused silica, short... 

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