Difference between revisions of "Vitreous"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | A descriptive term for a material that have glassy characteristics. Vitreous materials may be transparent, hard, brittle, amorphous, glossy and isotropic. Many metallic oxides (silicon, boron, germanium, arsenic, phosphorus, etc.) have the ability to form a glassy substance. | + | A descriptive term for a material that have glassy characteristics. Vitreous materials may be transparent, hard, brittle, amorphous, glossy and isotropic. Many metallic oxides ([[silicon]], [[boron]], [[germanium]], [[arsenic]], [[phosphorus]], etc.) have the ability to form a glassy substance. |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] |
Revision as of 14:43, 25 June 2022
Description
A descriptive term for a material that have glassy characteristics. Vitreous materials may be transparent, hard, brittle, amorphous, glossy and isotropic. Many metallic oxides (Silicon, Boron, Germanium, Arsenic, Phosphorus, etc.) have the ability to form a glassy substance.