Difference between revisions of "Silica glass"
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| − | A glass made only with silica. Silica glass has a very low thermal expansion coefficient and is used for windows in high temperature environments. | + | A [[glass]] made only with [[silica]]. Silica glass has a very low thermal expansion coefficient and is used for windows in high temperature environments. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 26 August 2020
Description
A Glass made only with Silica. Silica glass has a very low thermal expansion coefficient and is used for windows in high temperature environments.
Synonyms and Related Terms
fused silica; fused quartz
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Density = 2.21
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 708
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=2.21