{
  "spore": "profile",
  "id": "astroquartz",
  "spore_version": "0.2",
  "family": "silica-fibre",
  "name": "Astroquartz II and III (pure silica quartz fabric)",
  "abbreviation": "Astroquartz",
  "role": "Woven fabric and yarn of 99.99% pure fused silica for radomes, composite reinforcement and high-temperature insulation",
  "category": "textiles",
  "type": "beta-cloth",
  "summary": "Astroquartz is the trade name for woven fabric and yarn of 99.99% pure fused silica, made by JPS Industries. JPS says it has been weaving the fabric since 1964 and that it is used in manned and unmanned space programs and as radomes. The JPS data book gives a virgin single-filament tensile strength of 6.0 GPa (870 ksi), a Young's modulus of 72 GPa (10 msi), a density of 2.2 g/cm3 and a dielectric constant of 3.70 at 1 MHz. The softening point is printed as 1700 ºC (3092 ºF).\n",
  "best_for": "Radomes and low-dielectric composite reinforcement: a density of 2.2 g/cm3 and a dielectric constant of 3.70 at 1 MHz, as printed by JPS",
  "weakest_at": "Evidence depth: the figures come from one manufacturer's data book, most carry no test standard, and no space-exposure or hazard record was found",
  "identity": {
    "formula": "SiO2 (99.99% pure fused silica, amorphous), woven continuous fibre",
    "designations": [],
    "source": "jps-databook-2017",
    "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties (book p. 37), Silica Content 99.99% exclusive of yarn binder; amorphous form per the Wikipedia Fused quartz lead"
  },
  "tags": {
    "environments": [],
    "stresses": [],
    "applications": [
      "structures",
      "heat-shields",
      "electronics-and-chips"
    ]
  },
  "properties": [
    {
      "benchmark": "density",
      "label": "Density, Astroquartz II and III fibre",
      "value": 2.2,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "g/cm3",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "form": "pure silica fibre, Astroquartz II and III",
        "basis": "value as printed in the fibre properties list"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 2.2 g/cm3 in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list; no test standard printed",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The metric fibre table prints 2.20 g/cm3 for Astroquartz, and lists E-glass at 2.50 g/cm3, S-2 glass at 2.48 g/cm3 and Twaron 1000 at 1.44 g/cm3 for comparison.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37); Technical References, Metric fibre table",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
      "label": "Tensile strength, virgin single filament",
      "value": 6,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "GPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "form": "virgin single filament",
        "test": "not stated in the data book"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 6.0 GPa (870 ksi) in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The metric fibre table lists E-glass at 2.6 GPa, S-2 glass at 4.8 GPa, Kevlar 49 at 2.9 GPa and Twaron 1000 at 3.5 GPa for comparison.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37); Technical References, Metric fibre table",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
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        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
      "label": "Tensile strength, impregnated strand on 20-end roving",
      "value": 3.6,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "GPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "form": "impregnated strand on 20-end roving",
        "test": "ASTM D-2343"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 3.6 GPa (530 ksi) in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list, tested to ASTM D-2343",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The product page lists a different roving fibre tensile strength (0.5 MSI); the data book value is the one recorded here.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "elastic_modulus",
      "label": "Young's modulus, Astroquartz fibre",
      "value": 72,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "GPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "form": "fibre",
        "test": "not stated in the data book"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 72 GPa (10 msi) in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The metric fibre table lists E-glass at 72 GPa, S-2 glass at 85 GPa, Kevlar 49 at 109 GPa and Twaron 1000 at 65 GPa.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37); Technical References, Metric fibre table",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "poissons_ratio",
      "label": "Poisson's ratio, Astroquartz fibre",
      "value": 0.16,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "form": "fibre",
        "test": "not stated in the data book"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 0.16 in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "silica_content",
      "label": "Silica content, exclusive of yarn binder",
      "value": 99.99,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "exclusive of yarn binder",
        "product": "Astroquartz II and III"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 99.99% in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list; the Astroquartz II chopped fibre and yarn sections print the same 99.99% SiO2",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37); Astroquartz II Chopped Fiber and Astroquartz Yarn sections",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "fiber_diameter",
      "label": "Fibre diameter, Astroquartz II",
      "value": 9,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "µm",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "grade": "Astroquartz II"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 9µm in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "fiber_diameter",
      "label": "Fibre diameter, Astroquartz III",
      "value": 14,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "µm",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "grade": "Astroquartz III"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 14µm in the Properties of Astroquartz Fibers list",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II and III Properties, Properties of Astroquartz Fibers (book p. 37)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "dielectric_constant",
      "label": "Dielectric constant at 1 MHz",
      "value": 3.7,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "frequency": "1 MHz",
        "basis": "listed in the Electrical Properties block of the fused quartz table that the data book applies to Astroquartz"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 3.70 at 1 MHz in the Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties block; the Astroquartz product page also prints 3.7 at 1 MHz",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The block is headed fused quartz, so the value may describe the bulk glass rather than a woven fabric. No fabric or laminate dielectric constant was found.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "dielectric_constant",
      "label": "Dielectric constant at 10 GHz",
      "value": 3.74,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "frequency": "10 GHz",
        "basis": "fused quartz electrical block, as above"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 3.74 at 10 GHz in the Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "dissipation_factor",
      "label": "Dissipation factor at 1 MHz",
      "value": 0.0001,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "frequency": "1 MHz",
        "basis": "fused quartz electrical block, as above"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 0.0001 at 1 MHz (Dissipation Factor, Df) in the Electrical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "dissipation_factor",
      "label": "Dissipation factor at 10 GHz",
      "value": 0.0002,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "frequency": "10 GHz",
        "basis": "fused quartz electrical block, as above"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 0.0002 at 10 GHz (Dissipation Factor, Df) in the Electrical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Electrical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "cte",
      "label": "Linear expansion coefficient",
      "value": 0.54,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "10-6/°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "temperature": "not stated; single value as printed",
        "basis": "linear expansion, fused quartz Thermal Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 0.54 x 10-6 per ºC (the exponent is a superscript in the table); the metric fibre table prints 0.54 for Astroquartz",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The metric fibre table lists E-glass at 1.60 with decomposition at 730 ºC, S-2 glass at 0.48 with decomposition at 850 ºC, and Kevlar 49 at -2.70 with decomposition at 450 ºC.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties (book p. 38); Technical References, Metric fibre table",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "thermal_conductivity",
      "label": "Thermal conductivity",
      "value": 1.38,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "W/mK",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "temperature": "not stated",
        "basis": "fused quartz Thermal Properties block, as above"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 1.38 W/mK in the Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "strain_point",
      "label": "Strain point",
      "value": 1070,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "viscosity": "log10 n = 14.6, n in poise",
        "basis": "fused quartz Thermal Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 1070ºC (1958ºF) at Log 10 n = 14.6 in the Thermal Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "annealing_point",
      "label": "Annealing point",
      "value": 1220,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "viscosity": "log10 n = 13, n in poise",
        "basis": "fused quartz Thermal Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 1220ºC (2084ºF) at Log10 n = 13 in the Thermal Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
        "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "softening_point",
      "label": "Softening point",
      "value": 1700,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "viscosity": "log10 n = 7.6, n in poise",
        "basis": "fused quartz Thermal Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 1700ºC (3092ºF) at Log10 n = 7.6 as softening point; the metric fibre table prints 1700 ºC for Astroquartz under decomposition temperature",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The same book uses two labels for the 1700 ºC figure. Both are recorded as printed and not reconciled.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Thermal Properties (book p. 38); Technical References, Metric fibre table",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
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        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "refractive_index",
      "label": "Refractive index",
      "value": 1.4585,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "temperature": "15 ºC as printed",
        "basis": "fused quartz Optical Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 1.4585 at 15ºC in the Optical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Optical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
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        "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "mohs_hardness",
      "label": "Hardness, Mohs scale",
      "value": 7,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "-",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "scale": "Mohs",
        "basis": "fused quartz Mechanical Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 7 on the Mohs scale in the Mechanical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Mechanical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
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        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "transmission_range",
      "label": "Field of transparency",
      "value": 0.2,
      "value_high": 4,
      "bound": "range",
      "unit": "µm",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "fused quartz Optical Properties block"
      },
      "method": "Printed as 0.2 to 4.0 µm in the Field of Transparency line of the Optical Properties block",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Optical Properties (book p. 38)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
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        "year": 2017,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
      }
    }
  ],
  "corrosion": [
    {
      "environment": "Concentrated and dilute acids, and halogens (Goodfellow fused silica sheet)",
      "headline": "Goodfellow rates fused silica 'Good' against concentrated acids, dilute acids and halogens.",
      "effect": "The Goodfellow chemical resistance table prints Acids - concentrated 'Good', Acids - dilute 'Good' and Halogens 'Good'. The table is for Goodfellow's fused silica sheet, not for Astroquartz, and it gives no test conditions.",
      "rating": "low",
      "conditions": {
        "product": "Goodfellow fused silica sheet, product code SI82-SH-000163",
        "test": "not stated on the product page"
      },
      "source": "goodfellow-fused-silica",
      "where": "Chemical Resistance table, product page"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Alkalis and metals (Goodfellow fused silica sheet)",
      "headline": "Goodfellow rates fused silica 'Fair' against alkalis and against metals.",
      "effect": "The same table prints Alkalis 'Fair' and Metals 'Fair'. The rating is qualitative, and the table is for the sheet product, not Astroquartz.",
      "rating": "moderate",
      "conditions": {
        "product": "Goodfellow fused silica sheet, product code SI82-SH-000163",
        "test": "not stated on the product page"
      },
      "source": "goodfellow-fused-silica",
      "where": "Chemical Resistance table, product page"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Strong acids and strong alkali (Washington Mills fused silica SDS)",
      "headline": "The Washington Mills SDS says the fused silica 'Reacts with strong acids and alkali'.",
      "effect": "Section 10.3 prints 'Reacts with strong acids and alkali. Reacts with strong oxidising agents.' This conflicts with the Goodfellow table, which rates concentrated acids 'Good'. Both are recorded and not reconciled, and neither source tests Astroquartz.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "product": "Washington Mills fused silica, CAS 7631-86-9",
        "test": "no test conditions printed"
      },
      "source": "wm-sds",
      "where": "Section 10.3, Possibility of Hazardous Reactions"
    }
  ],
  "risks": {
    "hazards": [
      {
        "text": "The Washington Mills safety data sheet for generic fused silica (chemical name silicon dioxide, CAS 7631-86-9, revision 08.06.2015; not an Astroquartz SDS) says the substance is not classified as hazardous under CLP and is not classified under OSHA GHS. It lists no hazard statement or pictogram (Not Regulated).",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "wm-sds",
        "where": "Sections 2.1 and 2.2, Label Elements"
      },
      {
        "text": "The same SDS prints 'Slight irritant effect on eyes', 'Slight irritant effect on skin and mucous membranes' and 'Dermal LD50 5000 mg/kg (rat)'.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "wm-sds",
        "where": "Section 4.2 (eyes); Section 11, Toxicological Information"
      },
      {
        "text": "The SDS says 'Prevent formation of dust.' and 'Do not inhale dust / smoke / mist.' Section 11 says it 'Contains known or suspect carcinogens when inhaled.' and that the product 'is nonclassifiable as a carcinogen' in non-inhalable form. Its carcinogen categories table gives IARC group 3 for silicon dioxide.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "wm-sds",
        "where": "Sections 7.1, 8 and 11; Carcinogenic Categories table"
      }
    ],
    "failure_risks": [
      {
        "mode": "Devitrification of fused silica at high temperature (generic fused quartz, not Astroquartz-specific)",
        "trigger": "Long exposure at high temperature; the page says the transformation to beta-cristobalite generally does not occur below 1000 °C",
        "consequence": "Cristobalite nucleates only at the free surface, and surface contamination by alkali elements starts nucleation. The page says the devitrification rate increases with increasing hydroxyl (OH) content, decreasing viscosity and increasing temperature.",
        "severity": "moderate",
        "source": "machinedquartz-thermal",
        "where": "Devitrification and Cristobalite Growth sections"
      },
      {
        "mode": "Spalling from thermal cycling through the cristobalite inversion (generic fused quartz)",
        "trigger": "Thermal cycling through the crystallographic inversion temperature range, around 270 °C",
        "consequence": "The inversion is accompanied by a large change in density and can result in spalling and possible mechanical failure.",
        "severity": "moderate",
        "source": "machinedquartz-thermal",
        "where": "Cristobalite Growth section"
      }
    ],
    "side_effects": [],
    "handling": [
      {
        "text": "Mat binder: the Astroquartz mat holds 4% to 5% of a polyvinyl alcohol binder by weight. The binder can be removed by heating to 900ºF for 1 hour, or at 500ºF for 24 hours.",
        "source": "jps-databook-2017",
        "where": "Astroquartz Mat, Handling section"
      },
      {
        "text": "The mat can be cut or fabricated to exact dimensions, and cut sheets of about 500 mm by 500 mm (20 in by 20 in) are available.",
        "source": "jps-databook-2017",
        "where": "Astroquartz Mat, Handling section"
      }
    ],
    "mitigations": []
  },
  "uses": [
    {
      "application": "heat-shields",
      "device": "Chopped fibre in reinforced plastics, moulding compounds and ceramic composites",
      "example": "JPS says chopped Astroquartz II fibres add thermal resistance and improved ablation to the final part.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz II Chopped Fiber section"
    },
    {
      "application": "structures",
      "device": "Radomes and supporting composite structures",
      "example": "JPS says Astroquartz is used in manned and unmanned space programs, as stealth supporting materials, and as radomes for signal integrity; the book names no specific flight or radome.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz Products page (book p. 36)"
    },
    {
      "application": "electronics-and-chips",
      "device": "Braided yarn insulation for thermocouple wire, coaxial cables and heating elements",
      "example": "JPS says Astroquartz yarn is widely used in braided insulation for thermocouple wire, coaxial cables, space separators, hoop wire and heating elements.",
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Astroquartz Yarn section"
    }
  ],
  "supply": [
    {
      "subject": "Silicon metal, the element in silica (no fused silica or Astroquartz production shares are printed in any source we hold)",
      "abundance": "The USGS silicon chapter prints no crustal abundance figure. Its World Resources note says: 'The source of the silicon is silica in various natural forms, such as quartzite.'",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "China",
          "share_percent": 87,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Brazil",
          "share_percent": 3.9,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Norway",
          "share_percent": 2.8,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "France",
          "share_percent": 1.5,
          "year": 2025
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [
        {
          "list": "USGS 2025 Final List of Critical Minerals (silicon added in 2025)",
          "listed": true
        }
      ],
      "recycling": "USGS silicon chapter: 'Recycling: Insignificant.'",
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "usgs-silicon-2026",
      "where": "World Production table, silicon metal, 2025 (thousand metric tons, silicon content). Shares calculated by Space Mushroom from the printed 2025 tonnages against the printed 2025 world total of 4,600; US output is withheld (W) and excluded. Recycling; Critical minerals text."
    },
    {
      "subject": "Astroquartz fabric and yarn (manufacturer location)",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "United States, Anderson, South Carolina (JPS Composite Materials)"
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [],
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "jps-databook-2017",
      "where": "Company section, Locations list: Anderson, South Carolina, Aerospace Composite, Astroquartz, Aramid and Specialty Fabrics. The data book prints no production share or year."
    }
  ],
  "media": [],
  "documents": [
    {
      "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book (2017): Astroquartz II and III properties, fused quartz and fibre tables",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
      "year": 2017
    },
    {
      "title": "JPS Astroquartz product page: Astroquartz II and III properties",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://jpscm.com/?p=2911"
    },
    {
      "title": "NIST Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions for All Elements (Si and O rows)",
      "type": "database",
      "url": "https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Compositions/stand_alone.pl?ele=Si&all=all&ascii=html"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Silicon",
      "type": "report",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-silicon.pdf",
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "title": "Washington Mills fused silica (CAS 7631-86-9) safety data sheet, revision 08.06.2015",
      "type": "sds",
      "url": "https://www.physics.purdue.edu/primelab/safety/MSDS/SDS/Fused%20Quartz%20(Silica)%20-%20Washington%20Mills.pdf"
    },
    {
      "title": "Goodfellow fused silica sheet, product code SI82-SH-000163",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://www.goodfellow.com/usa/fused-silica-sheet-1000002656"
    },
    {
      "title": "Thermal properties of fused quartz, machinedquartz.com",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://machinedquartz.com/?p=9934"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": [
    "No space-environment test for Astroquartz was found (outgassing, atomic oxygen, radiation, UV or thermal cycling). The space-program use is JPS's own statement, and no NASA or ESA source naming an Astroquartz flight was found.",
    "No Astroquartz-specific safety data sheet was found. The hazard entries use a Washington Mills SDS for generic fused silica (CAS 7631-86-9, revision 08.06.2015). The PubChem record for silicon dioxide could not be read because the site showed a browser verification page.",
    "The quartz exposure limits in the Washington Mills SDS (CAS 14808-60-7) are for crystalline quartz and are not recorded here.",
    "No hydrofluoric acid attack was verified from a fetched page. Neither the Washington Mills SDS nor the Goodfellow table names a rating for hydrofluoric acid.",
    "The corrosion entries use a Goodfellow table for a fused silica sheet and the Washington Mills SDS. Neither tests Astroquartz, and their acid ratings conflict; both are recorded and not reconciled. No moisture or UV ageing figure was found.",
    "The failure_risks use a machinedquartz.com page for generic fused quartz, which attributes its text to Momentive Performance Materials. No Astroquartz-specific devitrification or thermal-cycling test was found. The severity ratings are the assistant's grading of the consequences the page states.",
    "The supply silicon entry is silicon metal, the nearest element-level figure in the USGS silicon chapter. No fused silica or Astroquartz production shares are printed in any source we hold. US output is withheld and excluded from the calculated shares.",
    "The data book prints no production year for Astroquartz manufacture; the location is taken from its Locations list.",
    "Specific heat is printed as 7.5 x 10 with the unit J/gK; the exponent and the unit do not agree, so the figure is not recorded.",
    "The data book labels the 1700 ºC figure as a softening point (fused quartz block) and as a decomposition temperature (metric fibre table). Both labels are kept and not reconciled.",
    "The product page summary gives 0.5 MSI for the Astroquartz II roving fibre tensile strength, while the data book gives 3.6 GPa (530 ksi) for an impregnated strand on a 20-end roving. The data book value is recorded; the 0.5 MSI figure is not.",
    "The dielectric constant, dissipation factor, thermal conductivity, strain, annealing and softening points, refractive index, Mohs hardness and transparency range are printed in the fused quartz blocks of the data book. No separate woven-fabric or laminate value was found.",
    "Silica content, fibre diameter, strain point, annealing point, softening point, Mohs hardness and field of transparency use custom names, because property-canon.yaml has no matching canonical name.",
    "The data book gives no test standard for density, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio or tensile strength, so their test conditions are recorded as not stated.",
    "Weave styles, fabric weights and yarn counts are described in the data book but are not recorded here.",
    "Environment tags are empty because no environment for Astroquartz itself was found in a source. Wikipedia's space-window examples concern fused quartz, not Astroquartz.",
    "No image was added; no licensed image was checked for this profile."
  ],
  "story": {
    "why": "Astroquartz is JPS's name for woven fabric and yarn made from 99.99% pure fused silica. The data book says JPS has been weaving it since 1964 and that it serves manned and unmanned space programs and radomes. Astroquartz has replaced the older Astroquartz grade, and the current fibres are 9 µm (Astroquartz II) and 14 µm (Astroquartz III) in diameter. The data book states that Astroquartz fabrics offer better solutions when high strength, low dielectric loss and high heat resistance are required, and the figures recorded here are the ones it prints for those three needs.",
    "uses": [
      {
        "where": "Radomes and composite structures",
        "line": "The data book says Astroquartz is used in manned and unmanned space programs, as stealth supporting materials, and as radomes for signal integrity on commercial airliners."
      },
      {
        "where": "Heat-resistant reinforcement",
        "line": "Chopped Astroquartz II fibres add thermal resistance and improved ablation to reinforced plastics, moulding compounds and ceramic composites, according to the data book."
      },
      {
        "where": "Insulation",
        "line": "Braided Astroquartz yarn is used as insulation for thermocouple wire, coaxial cables, space separators, hoop wire and heating elements, according to the data book."
      }
    ],
    "can_do": [
      {
        "label": "Strength",
        "line": "The data book prints 6.0 GPa (870 ksi) for a virgin single filament and 3.6 GPa (530 ksi) for an impregnated strand on a 20-end roving, tested to ASTM D-2343.",
        "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Stiffness",
        "line": "The printed Young's modulus is 72 GPa (10 msi). The data book gives no test standard for this figure.",
        "benchmark": "elastic_modulus",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "72 GPa"
      },
      {
        "label": "Low dielectric loss",
        "line": "The data book prints a dielectric constant of 3.70 at 1 MHz and 3.74 at 10 GHz, with dissipation factors of 0.0001 and 0.0002. These sit in the fused quartz electrical block, so they may describe the bulk glass rather than the woven fabric.",
        "benchmark": "dielectric_constant",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "3.70 at 1 MHz"
      },
      {
        "label": "Heat",
        "line": "The data book prints a softening point of 1700 ºC (3092 ºF) at a log10 viscosity of 7.6. The metric fibre table gives the same figure as a decomposition temperature, and both labels are kept in the record.",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "1700 °C softening point"
      }
    ],
    "compare": "In the data book's metric fibre table, Astroquartz (2.20 g/cm3, 6.0 GPa, 72 GPa, 0.54 per °C and decomposition at 1700 °C) is the lightest of the glass fibres listed and has the highest listed decomposition temperature. E-glass is 2.50 g/cm3 with 2.6 GPa, 72 GPa and decomposition at 730 °C. S-2 glass is 2.48 g/cm3 with 4.8 GPa, 85 GPa and decomposition at 850 °C, and its thermal expansion of 0.48 per °C is slightly below the 0.54 printed for Astroquartz. Kevlar 49 and Twaron 1000 are aramids at 1.44 g/cm3 with decomposition at 450 °C. These are one manufacturer's figures, so the comparison holds within that single document only.",
    "compare_rows": [
      {
        "label": "Density",
        "benchmark": "density",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Tensile strength, virgin single filament",
        "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Linear expansion",
        "benchmark": "cte",
        "scope": "material"
      }
    ],
    "handling": [
      "To remove the 4% to 5% polyvinyl alcohol binder from the mat, heat it to 900 ºF for 1 hour, or to 500 ºF for 24 hours (data book).",
      "The mat can be cut or fabricated to exact dimensions, and cut sheets of about 500 mm by 500 mm are available (data book).",
      "The data book gives no hazard or dust data for the fabric, so check the supplier's safety data sheet before cutting or sanding."
    ],
    "good_for": [
      "Low-dielectric radome and composite reinforcement: a dielectric constant of 3.70 at 1 MHz, as printed by JPS.",
      "Strength and stiffness: a 6.0 GPa virgin single-filament strength and a 72 GPa Young's modulus, as printed.",
      "Thermal insulation: braided yarn for thermocouple wire and coaxial cables, as described by JPS."
    ],
    "watch_out": [
      "One manufacturer's data book is the only source for the mechanical and electrical figures, and most of them carry no test standard.",
      "The 1700 ºC figure is labelled a softening point in one table and a decomposition temperature in another.",
      "The product page summary gives 0.5 MSI for the roving fibre strength, which differs from the data book's 3.6 GPa (530 ksi) impregnated strand value.",
      "No outgassing, atomic oxygen, radiation or UV test for Astroquartz was found, so durability in space is not established by our sources."
    ],
    "verdict": "Astroquartz is a pure silica fibre fabric with a data-book density of 2.2 g/cm3, a virgin single-filament strength of 6.0 GPa and a dielectric constant of 3.70 at 1 MHz. Its figures come from one manufacturer. Corrosion, hazard, supply and space-exposure data are missing and listed as gaps.",
    "recipe": {
      "line": "Astroquartz is woven from continuous filaments of pure fused silica, which the JPS data book gives as 99.99% SiO2 exclusive of binder. Fused quartz is made by fusing high-purity silica sand, and the silica it contains is almost pure and amorphous (non-crystalline), per Wikipedia. The data book does not describe JPS's own melting or drawing steps.",
      "parts": [
        {
          "name": "Silicon",
          "symbol": "Si",
          "role": "The one silicon atom in each SiO2 unit. Silicon dioxide is the dioxide of silicon, and silica is the major constituent of sand (Wikipedia).",
          "atoms": 1,
          "atomic_weight": 28.084,
          "share_note": "NIST standard atomic weight, printed interval [28.084, 28.086]"
        },
        {
          "name": "Oxygen",
          "symbol": "O",
          "role": "The two oxygen atoms in each SiO2 unit, matching the chemical formula SiO2 printed on Wikipedia.",
          "atoms": 2,
          "atomic_weight": 15.99903,
          "share_note": "NIST standard atomic weight, printed interval [15.999 03, 15.999 77]"
        }
      ]
    },
    "risk_groups": [
      {
        "title": "For people",
        "lead": "No safety data sheet for Astroquartz itself was found. A Washington Mills safety data sheet for generic fused silica is not classified as hazardous under CLP or OSHA GHS, but it prints slight irritant effects and dust cautions. It is not an Astroquartz SDS.",
        "points": [
          {
            "label": "Dust",
            "line": "The SDS says 'Prevent formation of dust.' and 'Do not inhale dust / smoke / mist.' Check the Astroquartz supplier's safety data sheet before cutting or sanding."
          },
          {
            "label": "Handling",
            "line": "The data book describes a binder-removal heat step and says the mat can be cut to size."
          }
        ],
        "level": 1,
        "verdict": "Not CLP-classified; SDS prints irritant and dust cautions"
      }
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-11-01",
  "review": {
    "status": "draft",
    "method": "assistant",
    "checked_values": 20,
    "unreachable": 2,
    "caveats": 4,
    "note": "Values read by an AI assistant on 2026-11-01 from the JPS data book (2017, PDF text) and the JPS product page. Deepen pass on 2026-11-01 added hazards and supply from a Washington Mills fused silica SDS and the USGS silicon chapter, and corrosion and failure modes from a Goodfellow fused silica sheet page and machinedquartz.com. PubChem returned a browser verification page and the Wikipedia Astroquartz article returned HTTP 404, so neither was read. Caveats: the 1700 ºC figure carries two labels in the book; most mechanical and electrical values carry no test standard; the dielectric values sit in a fused quartz block; the product page roving strength (0.5 MSI) conflicts with the book; the corrosion and hazard records are for generic fused silica, not Astroquartz."
  },
  "sources": {
    "jps-databook-2017": {
      "title": "JPS Industries Astroquartz data book, 2017 edition (Astroquartz II and III properties, Physical Properties of Fused Quartz, Technical References fibre tables)",
      "id": "JPS Industries data book, 2017, PDF",
      "url": "https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf",
      "year": 2017,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer document, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "jps-product-page": {
      "title": "JPS Astroquartz product page (Astroquartz II and III properties and product sections)",
      "id": "jpscm.com ?p=2911",
      "url": "https://jpscm.com/?p=2911",
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "wikipedia-fused-quartz": {
      "title": "Fused quartz, Wikipedia",
      "id": "Fused quartz article, Composition, Manufacture and Applications sections",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_quartz",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "wikipedia-silicon-dioxide": {
      "title": "Silicon dioxide, Wikipedia",
      "id": "Silicon dioxide article, lead and Structure sections",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "nist-atomic-weights": {
      "title": "NIST Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions for All Elements (Si and O rows)",
      "id": "NIST standard atomic weight table: Si [28.084, 28.086]; O [15.999 03, 15.999 77]",
      "url": "https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Compositions/stand_alone.pl?ele=Si&all=all&ascii=html",
      "kind": "database",
      "license": "US government data"
    },
    "usgs-silicon-2026": {
      "title": "USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Silicon (World Production table, Recycling, Critical minerals text)",
      "id": "mcs2026-silicon.pdf",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-silicon.pdf",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "report",
      "license": "US government work"
    },
    "wm-sds": {
      "title": "Washington Mills fused silica (silicon dioxide, CAS 7631-86-9) safety data sheet, revision 08.06.2015",
      "id": "Fused Quartz (Silica) - Washington Mills SDS, PDF",
      "url": "https://www.physics.purdue.edu/primelab/safety/MSDS/SDS/Fused%20Quartz%20(Silica)%20-%20Washington%20Mills.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "supplier document, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "goodfellow-fused-silica": {
      "title": "Goodfellow fused silica sheet, product code SI82-SH-000163 (Chemical Resistance table)",
      "id": "Goodfellow product 1000002656",
      "url": "https://www.goodfellow.com/usa/fused-silica-sheet-1000002656",
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "supplier web page, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "machinedquartz-thermal": {
      "title": "Thermal properties of fused quartz, machinedquartz.com (Devitrification and Cristobalite Growth sections)",
      "id": "machinedquartz.com ?p=9934",
      "url": "https://machinedquartz.com/?p=9934",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "web page, linked not reproduced"
    }
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "url": "https://spacemushroom.com/profiles/astroquartz/"
}