The invention provides an ultra-low expansion glass-
ceramic for a
laser gyroscope and a preparation method thereof, wherein the composition of the ultra-low-expansion glass-
ceramic is: SiO2: 56-68%, Al2O3: 21-27%, Li2O: 2~4%, Na2O: 0~1%, K2O: 0~1%, MgO: 0~3%, ZnO: 0~1.5%, P2O5: 4.5~6.8%, TiO2: 1~2.5%, ZrO2: 1 ~2.5%, Sb2O3 / As2O3: 0.5~1.5%; its main
crystal phase is β
quartz solid solution, the
crystal phase content is 70%~85%, the grain size is less than 50nm, and the
order of magnitude of
thermal expansion coefficient is 10-8. The preparation method includes batching, mixing, melting, homogenization, clarification,
glass forming, annealing, and microcrystallization heat treatment; wherein the melting, homogenization, and clarification steps are all carried out at a temperature of 1570 ° C to 1590 ° C; the microcrystallization heat treatment process It is: under the condition that the
nucleation rate is 1°C / min and the
nucleation temperature is 650-750°C, keep warm for 6-10 hours and then heat up for
crystallization, the
crystallization rate is 1°C / min, and the
crystallization temperature is 750-750°C 850°C, keep warm for 6-10 hours. The bending strength of this product is higher than 170MPa, and the
processing roughness is better than that of the
spectral transmittance in the 0.6-2μm band, reaching more than 90%; it has good
hardness and anti-wear performance.