A tubular composite body of quartz glass with a length of at least 1,000 mm, a tube wall, and with an inner diameter of at least 250 mm, wherein the raw wall comprises an inner wall region and an outer wall region, wherein the inner wall region at least partially consists of quartz glass of a first quartz glass quality, and the outer wall region consists of quartz glass of a second quartz glass quality, wherein, at a measuring temperature of 1,350° C., the viscosity of the first quartz glass quality is higher than the viscosity of the second quartz glass quality.