Method of making a sapphire component including machining a sapphire single crystal
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1. A method of making a sapphire component, the method comprising machining a sapphire single crystal having a length, a width and a thickness, wherein the length>
- width>
thickness, the width is not less than 28 cm, and the thickness is not less than 0.5 cm into the sapphire component.
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Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire. The single crystals have desirable geometric properties, including a width not less than about 15 cm and the thickness is not less than about 0.5 cm. The single crystal may also have other features, such as a maximum thickness variation, and as-formed crystals may have a generally symmetrical neck portion, particularly related to the transition from the neck to the main body of the crystal. Methods and for forming such crystals and an apparatus for carrying out the methods are disclosed as well.
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1. A method of making a sapphire component, the method comprising machining a sapphire single crystal having a length, a width and a thickness, wherein the length>
- width>
thickness, the width is not less than 28 cm, and the thickness is not less than 0.5 cm into the sapphire component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making a sapphire component comprising grinding, lapping, polishing or removing bulk material from a sapphire single crystal to form the sapphire component, wherein the sapphire single crystal has a length, a width and a thickness, the length>
- width>
thickness, the width is not less than 28 cm, and the thickness is not less than 0.5 cm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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