| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0-87849-387-5 / 978-0-87849-387-6 |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Title: | Glass – The Challenge for the 21st Century [online] |
| Authors/Editors: | M. Liška, D. Galusek, R. Klement and V. Petrušková |
| Published in: | Advanced Materials Research, Volumes 39 - 40 |
| Category: | Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 9th ESG Conference, June 22 – 26, 2008, Trenčín, Slovak Republic |
| Pages: | 706 |
| Edition: | softcover |
| Description: | This special collection focuses on the most up-to-date knowledge concerning Glass Science and Technology. It covers various aspects of glass science and glass technology, mutual interactions between glass science and glass technology, and their influence upon the glass industry. Special attention is paid to new challenges to glass in the 21st century. The contributions deal with topics related to understanding and predicting the chemistry and technology of processing, fabrication, structure, properties and history of glass. The collection is divided into ten thematic sections: (1) Glass structure; (2) Thermodynamics, rheology, and the glass transition; (3) Physical properties of glass; (4) Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of glass; (5) Bioglass and chemical durability; (6) Nucleation, crystallization and sintering; (7) Glass melting; (8) Glass forming, and glass production; (9) Refractories; and (10) Ecology and waste materials. |
| TOC: | Table of Contents |
| Prices: | USD: 318.00 / EUR: 230.00 |
