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Glass - Coggle Diagram
Glass
Historical, cultural and architectural context
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Properties
Inherently strong material that can be weakened only by surface imperfections
oPossesses a hard surface, resisting scratches and abrasions
When stressed, it will rebound to its original shape until it reaches its breaking point
oChemical- and corrosion-resistant, impervious to mostindustrial and food acids
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Transparent and translucent material that can reflect, bend, transmit, and absorb light.
Glass production methods
Plate glass
The first large-scale production process for smooth, clear glass. Glass is cast on a flat surface and then rolled, ground, andpolished for a relatively undistorted, clear transparency
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sheet glass
Large sheets of transparent glass can be produced by drawing molten glass onto a flat surface, smoothing it out with a roller, then grinding and polishing it on both sides.
crown glass
Molten glass is mouth-blown through a long, hollow iron stick, the resulting bubble is spun and reheated until it flares out to a flat disk. The center of the sheet, where the iron was attached, is much thicker and more irregular than the outer edges(bullion glass).
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Float glass
Molten glass is poured onto molten metal (tin)and then it is slowly annealed to produce a flat, transparent sheet.
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Interior application, case studies
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Sustainability
One of the main reasons glass is sustainable is because it is 100% endlessly recyclable. This means that recycled glass is always part of the recipe for new containers. And in this ongoing bottle-to-bottle system, it can take as little as a month for a bottle to be back on the shelves.
