SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF GLASS
cod. 07513

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali (ING-IND/22)
Field
Discipline di contesto
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

<br />The mainaim of this course is to give notions of  the Materials Science, with a strong focus onthe Glassy Materials

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

<br /> <br />General aspects ofGlasses. Glass Structure. Glass Composition. Phase Diagrams. ChemicalDurability. Glass Transformations: liquid-liquid separation,crystallization. GlassCeramics. Mechanical Properties. Viscosità.Density. Thermal expansion. Theory of Fracture. Optical properties.Electrical Properties. Glass Technology

Full programme

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Bibliography

A. Paul - Chemistry of Glasses - Chapman and Hall- London<br /><br />H. Rawson - Properties and Applications of Glass - Elsevier - Amsterdam

Teaching methods

Lessons and exam are oral, based on a maximum of 30 points. The minimum required is 18/30<br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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