Special Chemicals
Specialty chemicals that have been tested through crystal growth are available in three grades of purity. These materials are a result of research at Scientific Materials Corporation aimed at the production of high perfection crystals. These chemicals come from sources throughout the world. Evaluation of purity is based on crystal growth results. All chemicals are supplied with analysis as well as material safety data sheets where applicable.
Purity grades:
HP - Vendor nominal 4-9's
SP - Vendor nominal 5-9's
UP - Highest purity available via crystal growth tests
Alumina
Available in SP grade and two forms; gamma alumina at a density of 0.5 g/cm3 and spheroidized alpha alumina at a density of 2.2 g/cm3. The spheroidized material is actually small sapphire spheres several microns in diameter. The size of the spheres varies significantly both within lots and from lot to lot.

Undoped YAG
Available in SP and UP grades. SP grade is offered as "crackle" (cracked crystal) or whole crystal weighing up to one kilogram. UP grade is available in crackle, crystal, or optical grade crystal. Optical grade crystals are grown by techniques similar to those used to produce L.S. grade doped YAG. The resultant crystal has significantly lower scatter and optical imperfections.

Rare earth oxides
Available in HP grade. These materials are selected for minimum non-rare earth elements, with the major impurities being adjacent rare earth ions. For example, in ytterbium oxide the major impurities are lutetium and thulium. In erbium oxide the major impurities are holmium and thulium.

Chemical Price List
(Price Per Lot)
Stock # Material Grade Quantity
25g 100g 500g 100g
122-001 Gamma Alumina SP NA $20 $60 $100
125-001 Alpha Alumina (Spheroidized) SP NA $40 $120 $200
122-012 Yttria Powder SP NA $40 $120 $200
122-011 Yttria Powder UP $50 $120 $300 $500
125-012 Yttria Compacts SP $50 $100 $200 $300
125-011 Yttria Compacts UP $75 $150 $400 $600
125-005 YAG (Y3Al5O12) Crackle SP $25 $60 $250 $395
125-006 YAG (Y3Al5O12) Crackle UP $50 $125 $500 $795
126-007 YAG (Y3Al5O12) Crystal SP $50 $100 $400 $595
126-008 YAG (Y3Al5O12) Crystal UP $100 $200 $600 $995
126-009 YAG (Y3Al5O12) Optical Crystal UP $200 $600 $2,500 $5,000
Volume Prices Available by Quotation Minimum Order of $100.00
Rare Earth Oxide Price List
Stock # Material Grade Quantity
25g 100g 500g 100g
122-021 Nd2O3 SP $75 $200 $600 $1000
122-022 Gd2O3 HP $75 $200 $600 $1000
122-024 Ho2O3 HP $50 $125 $400 $650
122-027 Er2O3 HP $75 $200 $600 $1,000
122-023 Tm2O3 HP $500 $1,600 $5,000 Market Price **
122-028 Yb2O3 HP $50 $100 $300 $500
122-026 Lu2O3 HP $600 $2,000 $9,000 Market Price **
122-029 Sc2O3 HP $800 $3,000 $12,000 Market Price **

** Call for Current Pricing

Minimum Order of $100.00

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  Page revised on 04/28/05.