Introduction to glass science and technology [[electronic resource] /] / James E. Shelby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454416703321
• Autore: Shelby J. E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2005
• ISBN: 1-62870-128-5; 1-84755-116-5
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Disciplina: 666.1
• Soggetti: Glass; Glass manufacture; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 1997.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: i-iv; v-vi; vii-viii; ix-xv; xv; Chapter1; Chapter2; Chapter3; Chapter4; Chapter5; Chapter6; Chapter7; Chapter8; Chapter9; Chapter10; Chapter11; Chapter12; Chapter13; Chapter14; 275; 283
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction to Glass Science and Technology presents the fundamental topics in glass science and technology including glass formation, crystallisation and phase separation. A detailed discussion of glass structure models with emphasis on the oxygen balance model is also presented. Additional chapters discuss the most important properties of glasses, including physical, optical, electrical, chemical and mechanical properties, and new to this edition, water in glasses and melts. Glass technology is addressed in chapters dealing with the details of glass raw materials, melting and fining, and co