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== Description == | == 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. | + | 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 == | ||
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== Physical and Chemical Properties == | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
| − | * Density = 2.21 | + | * Density = 2.20-2.21 g/ml |
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
| + | * Science Direct at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/silica-glass density=2.20 (Accessed 8/20) | ||
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 708 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 708 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 31 May 2022
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 = 2.20-2.21 g/ml
Resources and Citations
- Science Direct at https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/silica-glass density=2.20 (Accessed 8/20)
- 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