Zirpol® Powders

Zirpol for Polishing of Glass Substrates

Zirpol® Zirconia Polishing Abrasives

ZIRPOL® zirconium oxide powders and slurries have been developed for the critical finishing and polishing of glass substrates. Cerium oxide, increasingly in short supply and escalating in price, is making traditional optical glass polishing operations non-economical. ZIRPOL grains synthesized by Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials in the USA, France & China are available, globally, in powder and slurry form for the most demanding glass polishing processes.

ZIRPOL comes in five powder sizes:

XZ3-1.3 um
XS-0.8 um
XC1-0.7 um
XES-0.6 um
XY3A-0.3 um
Nano Zirconia Polishing Slurry 9839 (in sizes 0.13 um-1.5 um)

Features & Benefits Specifications

Features

Zirpol XS2	Coarse crystal ZrO2 powder General smooth crystal morphology Suitable for rough to medium polishing
Zirpol XC1	Medium crystal ZrO2 powder Irregular crystal morphology Suitable for rough to medium polishing
Zirpol XES	Fine crystal ZrO2 powder Equi-axed, regular crystal morphology Targeted for medium to fine polishing
Zirpol XZ3	Nanocrystalline ZrO2 powder Equi-axed, smooth crystal morphology Targeted for medium to fine polishing
Zirpol XY3A	Fine crystal doped ZrO2 powder Equi-axed crystal morphology Targeted for medium to fine polishing

ZIRPOL® Zirconium Oxide Powders and Slurries for Glass Polishing

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Products	Property	Value	Surface Area	Phase	Purity	Natural pH
Zirpol XS2	D50	0.8 µm	4.4 m²/g	Monoclinic	> 99%	5 - 6
Zirpol XC1	D50	0.7 µm	6.0 m²/g	Monoclinic	> 98.5%	8 - 9
Zirpol XES	D50	0.6 µm	6.0 m²/g	Monoclinic	> 99.5%	6.5 - 7.5
Zirpol XZ3	D50	3 µm	6.0 m²/g	Monoclinic	> 99.5%	6.5 - 7.5
Zirpol XY3A	D50	0.3 µm	7.0 m²/g	Tetragonal	> 94%	5 - 6

Zirpol® Powders

Zirpol® Zirconia Polishing Abrasives

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ZIRPOL® Zirconium Oxide Powders and Slurries for Glass Polishing

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