1 Verres
Verres
• Transparent
• Hard and crack resistant
• Inert, resistant to normal atmosphere
• Poor themal insulation
Basic constituent SiO
2Si
2
Silicon ion - Si4+
Oxygen ion - O2- silice crystallin – ex. quartz
SiO2group
silice amorphe - verre
Si pur, très difficile d'eviter le crystallisation de SiO
2Ajout d'autres oxides: AO
x/2"Network formers"
X= 3, 4, 5 SiO2
B2O3 P2O5
"Network modifiers"
X= 1, 2 Na2O
K2O MgO CaO
"intermediates"
X= 2, 3 Al2O3
BeO
3 Fabrication
Tradition: souflage
Modern: float glass – late 1950s
Proprietés Mechanique
• Très fragile
• Tougening:
–Cool air jets on surface in hot state –Surface cools quickly while interior is soft –When interior cools puts surface into
compression
–More difficult for flaws to intitiate