What are the current uses of sapphire glass?
At present, most synthetic sapphires are used for industrial production, but some sapphire colors are also used in lasers. For example, red sapphire can be used to make infrared, this is because the red sapphire has a more appropriate wavelength, containing titanium or chrome debris.In addition, sapphire is also used in protective windows, including bulletproof windows, medical and scientific instruments for sight mirrors. As sapphire has a strong anti-scaling, so it is also used in supermarket bar code scanner.
Currently sapphire in the field of consumer goods is the most common application of high-grade watch surface glass. For example, the Rolex watch surface is relatively thick sapphire, Apple iPhone5S Home button and Touch ID sensor is also using sapphire material.
