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No Category Substance/Material Role Supplier Key Quality Measurement Testing Method

Silica (SiO2) Primary glass-forming component Unimin Corporation, Sibelco Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content XRF, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer

Alumina (Al2O3) Enhances hardness and chemical durability Alcoa, Almatis Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content ICP, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer
Raw Materials for
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Glass Composition
Lowers melting temperature and improves thermal
Boron Oxide (B2O3) Eti Maden, Rio Tinto Borax Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content XRF, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer
stability

Sodium Oxide (Na2O) Acts as a flux to lower the melting point Solvay, Tata Chemicals Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content ICP, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer

Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Increases mechanical strength RHI Magnesita, Magnezit Group Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content ICP, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer
2 Additives

Calcium Oxide (CaO) Improves chemical resistance and stability Graymont, Lhoist Purity, Particle Size, Moisture Content ICP, Laser Diffraction, LOD/Karl Fischer

Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) Anti-reflective coating Solvay, Honeywell Optical Clarity, Deposition Uniformity, Purity Spectrophotometry, Ellipsometry/Profilometry, XRF

Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Anti-reflective coating Kronos Worldwide, Tronox Refractive Index, Particle Size, Purity Refractometry, Laser Diffraction, ICP
3 Coating Materials
Morgan Advanced Materials, Fraunhofer
Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) Hard coating to increase scratch resistance Hardness, Friction Coefficient, Purity Nanoindentation, Tribometer Testing, Mass Spectrometry
Institute

Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) Anti-static coating Indium Corporation, Umicore Conductivity, Optical Transparency, Purity Four-point Probe, Spectrophotometry, XRF

Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) Cleaning and etching of glass surfaces Honeywell, Solvay Purity Mass Spectrometry

Cleaning and
4 Cerium Oxide (CeO2) Polishing agent for achieving ultra-smooth surfaces Molycorp, Lynas Corporation Purity, Particle Size ICP, Laser Diffraction
Polishing

Ultrasonic Cleaning Solutions Removing contaminants Branson Ultrasonics, Blue Wave Ultrasonics Effectiveness in removing contaminants Ultrasonic Cleaning Efficiency Test

Reduces friction and wear between read/write heads and


5 Lubricants Polymeric Lubricants Dupont, Dow Corning Film Thickness, Thermal Stability Film Thickness Measurement, Thermal Analysis
disks

6 Miscellaneous Protective Gases (e.g., Argon) Prevent oxidation during melting and coating processes Air Products, Praxair Purity Mass Spectrometry

Used to calibrate instruments and ensure accurate


Calibration Standards NIST, VWR International Accuracy, Traceability Calibration Testing
measurements
Quality Control
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Materials
Used for comparison and quality assurance during
Reference Glass Samples NIST, ASTM International Known Properties for Benchmarking Comparison Testing
production

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