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Glass (Soda Lime (Will not recrystallise, Water resistant, Consists of…
Glass
Soda Lime
Will not recrystallise
Water resistant
Consists of soda & lime
Cost effective
Most common glass
Window, tableware, windscreens
High Silica
Glass are perfectly clear
Used in situations that experience great heat
Nearly entirely silica
Space vehicle windows
Refined from borosilicate glass
Borosilicate
Good chemical resistance
Low thermal expansion
Made up of 20% boron & silica
Electrical insulation
Lead
Optically clearer
Optical glasses
High refractive index
40% lead
Laminating & Heat Treatment
Glass is rarely used in normal condition in transport device because of their brittleness to resist projectiles
Laminating & heat treatment of glass eliminates this so they can be used