Glass ScienceThis edition retains its pedagogical structure but has been extensively revised and updated. Features advances in the field pertaining to the latest developments on fatigue and fracture as well as environmental aspects of some hazardous materials and their effects on glass during long term storage. Contains a new description of the oxidation state of glass and its components based on the phase rule. Includes a new chapter on chemical durability with recent information regarding corrosion of glass and radioactive waste disposal. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part One Formation and Structure of Glasses | 9 |
Glass Formation | 11 |
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activation energy adsorbed adsorption alkali alkali ions alkali silicate glasses alkaline earth aluminosilicate aluminum atoms binary bonds borate borosilicate glass calculated cations Ceram Chapter Chem chemical concentration constant coordination number crack crystalline crystallization decreases dependence dielectric diffusion coefficient discussed disilicate dissolved electrical conductivity electron equation equilibrium experimental fracture frequency function fused silica glass electrodes glass formation glass surface Glass Tech glass transition glass-forming glasses containing Glastech helium hydrated hydrogen ions increase internal friction ion exchange ionic kcal/mole layer liquid lithium lower measured mechanism melting metal mole molecular molecules Na₂ Noncryst nucleation oxide oxygen particles peak phase separation Phys potential properties Pyrex R. H. Doremus R. W. Douglas reaction sample shown in Fig silicate glasses silicon silicon-oxygen SiO2 soda-lime glass sodium silicate Solids solubility solution strength stress structure temperature tetrahedra theory velocity viscosity vitreous silica