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Silica fibers are fibers made of sodium silicate (water glass). They are used in heat protection (including asbestos substitution) and in packings and compensators. They can be made such that they are substantially free from non- alkali metal compounds.
In its capacity as a refractory, it is useful in fiber form as a high-temperature thermal protection fabric. [52] Silica is used in the extraction of DNA and RNA due to its ability to bind to the nucleic acids under the presence of chaotropes. [53] Silica aerogel was used in the Stardust spacecraft to collect extraterrestrial particles. [54]
In after-use high-temperature mineral wool crystalline silica crystals are embedded in a matrix composed of other crystals and glasses. Experimental results on the biological activity of after-use high-temperature mineral wool have not demonstrated any hazardous activity that could be related to any form of silica they may contain.
Although pure silica is a perfectly viable glass and glass fiber, it must be worked with at very high temperatures, which is a drawback unless its specific chemical properties are needed. It is usual to introduce impurities into the glass in the form of other materials to lower its working temperature.
The lowest-density silica nanofoam weighs 1,000 g/m 3, [59] which is the evacuated version of the record-aerogel of 1,900 g/m 3. [60] The density of air is 1,200 g/m 3 (at 20 °C and 1 atm). [61] The silica solidifies into three-dimensional, intertwined clusters that make up only 3% of the volume. Conduction through the solid is therefore very low.
Quartz fiber is a fiber created from high-purity quartz crystals. [1] [2] It is made by first softening quartz rods (in an oxyhydrogen flame) [3] and then creating filaments from the rods. [4]
Vycor is the brand name of Corning's high-silica, high-temperature glass. It provides very high thermal shock resistance. Vycor is approximately 96% silica and 4% boron trioxide, but unlike pure fused silica, it can be readily manufactured in a variety of shapes. [citation needed] Vycor can be subject to prolonged usage at 900 °C. [1]
Beta cloth is a type of fireproof PTFE impregnated silica fiber cloth used in the manufacture of Apollo/Skylab A7L space suits, the Apollo Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment, the McDivitt Purse, [1] and in other specialized applications. Beta cloth consists of fine woven silica fiber, similar to glass fiber. The resulting fabric does not burn, and ...
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