Accession Number:
AD0726416
Title:
Chemistry and Physics of Glass
Descriptive Note:
Semiannual rept. no. 8 for period ending 30 Jun 1971
Corporate Author:
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1971-06-30
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
Results include the development of a platinum free laser glass, the discovery of several new radiation centers in borate glasses, evidence of local order in liquid chalcogenides, and the invention of a chalcogenide glass bolometer for broadband detection of infrared and microwave radiation. There was increased emphasis on the structural studies of glasses by means of x-ray and neutron diffraction and the initiation of a new program focussed on the mechanical properties of glasses. A new biaxial tensile testing facility was put into operation and programs are underway to develop high strength glasses by techniques such as ion implantation, valence variation and surface coatings.
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Ceramics, Refractories and Glass