Surmet Corp S Alon Optical Ceramic
Surmet corp surmet corp for alon optical ceramic development and commercialization surmet corp wins this year s corporate technical achievement award for its successful development and commercialization of optically transparent hard ceramic alon.
Surmet corp s alon optical ceramic. The mechanical thermal and op tical properties of alon products produced commercially. Alon s cubic structure means that it is transparent in its polycrystalline form. The biggest demand and opportunity continues to be in the area of transparent armor however the market for sensor domes and windows made from alon continues to grow at an impressive rate as well. Alon is the standard for highly effective and affordable transparent armor systems now and into the future for aerospace and defense markets surmet has developed weight efficient transparent armor technology based on its alon optical ceramic material.
Best known for its alon transparent ceramic also known as transparent aluminum surmet is a pioneer in other advanced technologies including ir optics materials optical coatings precision optics fabrication lightweight transparent armor design and solutions and other related products. Surmet continues to invest in and expand its manufacturing capability for alon optical ceramic as the market demand for this material increases. Alon optical ceramic is a durable window material for uv visible and mid ir window and dome applications. Aluminum oxynitride alontmoptical ceramic is a transparent ceramic material which combines transparency from the uv to the mwir with excellent mechanical properties.
Alon is optically transparent 80 in the near ultraviolet visible and midwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Alon s optical and mechanical properties are isotropic by virtue of its cubic crystalline structure.