Glass Doesn't Flow and Doesn't Crystallize and It Isn't a Liquid

• Stephen J. Hawkes ^[1]
  1. [1] Oregon State University

     Oregon State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 77, Nº 7 (July), 2000, págs. 846-846
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • It is widely believed that glass flows in historic time and that the white patches that appear on glassware after a few years are the result of crystallization. It is often asserted that glass is a liquid. The evidence of archeology, geology, and viscosity and of research on glass structure and on conservation of antique glass is examined and the conclusion in the title is reached. These fallacies should not be taught.