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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoWould that make it a type of sapphire?
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 months agoWatch faces are often colorless sapphire; I think industrially produced.
minus-squareeestileib@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoAh so my watch branded the face as “sapphire” because it sounded more sellable than “corundum”?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s a fuck ton of oxygen
minus-squaresudoshakes@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoAluminum oxynitride is transparent aluminum, but alpha aluminum oxide, which is also transparent, is called Corundum.
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 🤔
Would that make it a type of sapphire?
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Watch faces are often colorless sapphire; I think industrially produced.
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Ah so my watch branded the face as “sapphire” because it sounded more sellable than “corundum”?
That’s a fuck ton of oxygen
Aluminum oxynitride is transparent aluminum, but alpha aluminum oxide, which is also transparent, is called Corundum.
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 🤔