Learning objectives
To give the comprehension to this strategic material
Prerequisites
None
Course unit content
Composition, Structure, Properties, History of Glasses
Full programme
General aspects of the glass
The glassy state
Structure of Glass
Liquid-liquid phase separation : Vycor glass
Nucleation and crystallization of glass: glass-ceramics
Mechanical and chemical properties of glass-ceramics
The viscosity of the glass and its implications
Fixed points of the viscosity
Measurement of viscosity
Calculation of viscosity
Density of glass
Thermal expansion of the glass
Effects of linear expansion
Stresses in welds
Thermal stress
Annealing and stress reduction
Stress measurement
Mechanical resistance of glass
Cracks and their influence on resistance
Measurement of the mechanical resistance and increased impact resistance
Importance of surface resistance
Statistics of fractures
Test of fracture
Analysis of the fracture and its application to flat glass and container
Optical Properties
Refractive index
Optical dispersion
Fiber Optics
The color in the glass
Factors that influence the redox equilibrium in the glass
Colloidal Colors
Bleaches
Electrical properties of glasses
Ionic conductors
Electrically conducting
Chemical resistance of glass
Improvement of chemical resistance
Composition of commercial glasses
Compositions of special glasses
Effect of various oxides on the properties of glasses
Phase diagrams of the systems that give rise to glass
Introduction to fusion of the glass : fuel and electric ovens
Refractories for furnaces .
Glass in Civil Engineering
Bibliography
J. E. Shelby - Introduction to Glass Science and Technology - 2nd Edition - RS.C
Teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Visits to Factories
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Other information
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