MTE4546

Glass and glass ceramics

3 points
* 21 lectures, tutorials and practical classes
* Clayton

Objectives The student is expected to understand the basic structure of glass and glass ceramics and to be familiar with glass and glass ceramic compositions, products and manufacturing processes.

Synopsis Glasses: glass formation, glass structure, melting process, different glass systems, properties of glasses, special applications for glasses and recent development of glass science and technology. Glass ceramics: nucleation agents, phase separation, glass ceramic process, properties of glass ceramics and applications of glass ceramics.

Assessment Examinations: 90%
* Assignment: 10%

Recommended texts

Scholze H Glass Springer-Verlag, 1991