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ProductMaterial Overview
Siamite® is the product name for a lab-grown material that consists of glass matrix and nanometer-size crystalline particles that are grown within the matrix.
It has unique physical and optical properties, such as high thermal shock resistance, high refractive index and homogeneous coloring that makes it ideal for specialized industrial applications.
Siamite® was introduced to the international markets in 2010 after Formica received patents to create and market lab-grown glass-ceramic crystals, becoming the first company to do so.
Siamite® is lead free and in compliance to the strictest regulatory industry norms and laws regarding the restriction or prohibition of certain substances.
Vital data Characteristic properties
| Chemistry | Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, SiO2 |
| Structure | Nano Glass-Ceramics |
| Hardness | 7.5 °Mohs |
| Dispersion (C-F) | 0,012-0,02 |
| Density | 3–3.5 g/cm |
| Refractive index | 1.62–1.64 |
| Tenacity | Brittle |
| Heat Resistance | 1,500 °C |
Disclosure Chemical Ingredients
| Main components SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, ZrO2, ZnO, CaO, Na2O, K2O, Li2O | |
| Radioactive elements | None |
| Antimony | None |
| Barium | None |
| CadmiuM | None |
| Chromium | None |
| Lead | None |
| Mercury | None |
| Selenium | None |
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Siamite® made by Formica is in line with security standards for toys, safe landfill and safe textile products and with all the regulations of REACH (ES) nr 1907/2006 and in compliance with EU RoHS. All of the potentially toxic elements measured are within permissible limits. |
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