Schott guide to glass / Heinz G. Pfaender

Author:: Pfaender, Heinz G.
Uniform Title:: Schott Glaslexikon. English
Published:: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1996.
Edition:: 2nd ed., English language ed.
Physical Description:: ix, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

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Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Contents:

THE HISTORY OF GLASS: Glass in Egypt -- A revolution in technology the glassblowing pipe -- Glass in the period of the Roman Empire -- From luxury product to everyday item -- The role of Venice -- Glass in Germany -- From art nouveau to modern glass design -- On the path to glass technology -- Otto Schott founder of modern glass technology -- Glassmaking in the USA rough outline -- Glass all over the world -- GLASS THE MATERIAL: What is glass -- General characteristics of the glassy state -- Broad classification of glass types -- Raw materials for the manufacture of glass -- THE GLASSMELT: Melting furnaces and melting tanks -- Fuels -- The melting process -- Flat glass -- The production and use of common types of flat glass -- Technical identification of soda lime flat glasses -- Other types of flat glass -- Processed flat glass -- HOLLOWWARE AND GLASS TUBING: The most important types of hollowware -- The shaping of hollowware -- The drawing process for glass tubing -- Finishing of hollowware -- Container glass -- Glass tableware -- Other hollowware -- Finishing of hollowware -- SPECIAL GLASSES AND THEIR USES: Fused silica fused quartz or quartz glass -- Borosilicate glasses for industrial and laboratory use -- Pharmaceutical glass -- Glasses for electrotechnology and electronics -- Electrode glasses -- Optical and ophthalmic glasses -- Glass fiber -- Glass ceramics -- Porous glass and foam glass -- A glance into the future -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE GLASS MELTING PROCESS: Glass melting -- Waste disposal -- GLASS AN AN ECONOMIC FACTOR.

Subject(s):

Glass

ISBN:

0412719606
041262060X (pbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 198) and index.

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