B 270^® - Superwite

Special Properties

• High transmittance in the visible wavelength range
• Crystal clear and colorless appearance
• High purity glass composition
• High stability against solarization effects
• Very low visible aging when exposed to sunlight
• Fire-polished glass surfaces

Typical Applications

• Laboratory- and coating substrates
• LCD cover glass
• Touch panels
• Image forming optics
• Chip masks
• Optical windows
• Glass substrates for mirror coatings
• Raw glass blanks for lenses and glasses

B270-Superwite is a universal, economically priced quality glass, with a high transparency for visible and near infrared light. The crown glass from SCHOTT has a colorless, crystal clear appearance. The glass is very stable regarding solarization effects, that usually occur when a material is constantly exposed to the sun or to UV-light. When other glass materials begin to change their color, B270 stays white and clear. B 270 is available as drawn glass, fire-polished sheet glass or as unpolished raw glass ingots. The B270 sheet material is available at many standard thicknesses. For applications where surface quality and waviness is uncritical, it can be used without further surface treatment. To meet more demanding optical surface quality requirements, B270 sheet glass should be mechanically ground and optically polished. This facilitates B270 to be used for sophisticated optical quality applications, while keeping the cost under control. In addition to B 270^®, the new B 270^® i is now available. The new glass composition offers an improved chemical resistivity which particularly makes it possible to use the material for special applications in biotechnology. All other optical and physical specifications remain the same.

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Specifications

 
Optical Transmission

Optical transmission of B270

UV-Transmission at 1,15 mm thickness

UV-Transmission of B270

 

Optical Properties

• Abbe numbers:
  • v_e = 58,3 +/-0,6
  • v_d = 58,5

Refractive Index (20°C)
Description	Wavelength (nm)	Refractive Index
ng	436	1,5341
nF'	480	1,5297
nF	486	1,5292
ne	546	1,5251
nd	587,5	1,5230
nD	589,3	1,5229
nC'	644	1,5207
nC	656	1,5203

Mechanical Properties

• Density: 2,55 g/cm³
• Young's modulus E: 71,5 kN/mm²
• Poisson's ratio μ: 0,219
• Torsion modulus G: 29,3 kN/mm²
• Knoop hardness HK₁₀₀: 542

Thermal Properties

• Coefficient of mean linear thermal expansion
  (static measurement):
  • 9,4 x 10^-6/K (20-300 °C)
  • 9,0 x 10^-6/K (20-200 °C)
  • 8,2 x 10^-6/K (20-100 °C)
• Viscosities:
  • Working Point (10⁴ dPa): 1033 °C
  • Softening Point (10^7,6 dPa): 724 °C
  • Annealing Point (10¹³ dPa): 541 °C
  • Strain Point (10^14,5 dPa): 511 °C
• Transformation temperature Tg: 533 °C
• Heat conductivity (W/(m x K):
  • 0,92 (24,5 °C)
  • 1,01 (89 °C)
  • 1,08 (127 °C)
  • 1,15 (167 °C)

Chemical Properties (not for B270^® i type)

• Hydrolytic Resistance according to DIN ISO 719:
  • Hydrolytic Class HGB 3
  • Equivalent of Alkali (Na₂O) per g of glass grains:
    170 μg/g
• Acid Resistance according to DIN 12 116:
  • Acid Class 2
  • Half surface weight loss after 6 h:
    1,4 mg/dm²
• Alkali Resistance according to DIN ISO 695:
  • Alkali Class A2
  • Surface weight loss after 3h:
    140 mg/dm²

Electrical Properties

• Dielectric constant ε_r: 7,0 (1 Mhz)
• Dielectric Loss tangent (tan δ): 30 x 10^-4 (1 MHz)
• Specific DC-Volume Resistivity ρ_D (Ω x cm):
  • 10⁹ (250 °C)
  • 1,6 x 10⁷ (350 °C)
  • 2,0 x 10⁶ (400 °C)
• Temperature Tk 100: 301 °C
  (for volume resistivity of 10⁸ Ω x cm)

Thicknesses (click on thickness for a price quote for it)
Thickness (mm)	Tolerance
0,90	±0,10	-
1,15	±0,15	✔
1,65	±0,15	✔
2,00	±0,20	✔
3,00	±0,20	-
4,00	±0,20	✔
5,00	±0,20	-
6,00	±0,30	-
8,00	±0,30	-
10,00	±0,40	-
The marked thicknesses (✔) are available within our 48h–Express Service.
Other thicknesses on request.

All given details and specifications are mean reference values and are not guaranteed. In addition, please consider our "Notes on technical specifications"