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'''Glass''' is a material typically used in windows, doors, mirrors, bottles, jars, and other containers and displays.  It is made from three crystalline materials<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=737|title=Simple Glassmaking|publisher=Corning Museum of Glass|date=2007|accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>:
'''Glass''' is a material typically used in windows, doors, mirrors, bottles, jars, and other containers and displays.  It can be made into a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and durabilities.  It can be used in architecture and design, as well as in art. 
 
==Properties==
 
Glass is made from three classifications of materials: formers, fluxes, and stabilizers.  The main ingredients in glass are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=737|title=Simple Glassmaking|publisher=Corning Museum of Glass|date=2007|accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>:


* crushed white sand
* crushed white sand

Revision as of 15:33, 13 August 2007

Glass is a material typically used in windows, doors, mirrors, bottles, jars, and other containers and displays. It can be made into a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and durabilities. It can be used in architecture and design, as well as in art.

Properties

Glass is made from three classifications of materials: formers, fluxes, and stabilizers. The main ingredients in glass are:[1]:

  • crushed white sand
  • crushed limestone
  • sodium carbonate

References

  1. Simple Glassmaking. Corning Museum of Glass (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-13.