Vitreous silica crucible having outer, intermediate, and inner layers

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PATENT NO 9187357
APP PUB NO 20120137965A1
SERIAL NO

13387384

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A vitreous silica crucible has high strength at high temperature, and allows easy taking-out from a susceptor after completion of pulling. The vitreous silica crucible includes a vitreous silica outer layer provided on the outer surface side of the crucible, a vitreous silica inner layer provided on the inner surface side of the crucible, and an vitreous silica intermediate layer provided between the vitreous silica outer layer and the vitreous silica inner layer. The vitreous silica outer layer has a mineralizer concentration of 100 ppm or more, and the vitreous silica intermediate layer and the vitreous silica inner layer has a mineralizer concentration of 50 ppm or less. The thickness of the vitreous silica outer layer is 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm on the bottom portion, and the thickness on the sidewall portion of the vitreous silica outer layer is larger than that on the bottom portion.

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JAPAN SUPER QUARTZ CORPORATIONAKITA-SHI AKITA-KEN 010-0065

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sato, Masaru Akita, JP 152 1423
Sudo, Toshiaki Akita, JP 56 140

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