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| PRODUCT DATA of Ruby | 
| Material | Ruby | 
| Product Datasheet | technical ceramics | 
| General Information | Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). See also sapphire, while properties are very similar | 
| Use in Spacecraft | Rods of synthetic ruby are used to make ruby lasers and masers. | 
| Chemical Composition | aluminium oxide with chromium | 
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 
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| Specific Gravity | 3.97 – 4.05 | 
| OPTICAL PROPERTIES | 
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| Refractive Index | nω=1.768–1.772 nε=1.760–1.763 |