Preface
1. The nature of glass
1.1 Structure of glass
1.2 Chemical composition
1.3 Type I and Type III glass
1.4 Production of tubular and molded containers
2. Glass and heat
2.1 Viscosity
2.2 Stress
2.3 Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE)
2.4 Thermal conductivity
2.5 Thermal shock resistance
2.6 Lyophilization
3. Glass and radiation and gases
3.1 Light transmission
3.2 Light protection
3.3 Gamma radiation
3.4 Permeability
4. Glass and liquids—chemical resistance
4.1 Reactions with acidic solutions
4.2 Reactions with basic solutions
4.3 Reactions with water
4.4 Testing methods for hydrolytic resistance
4.5 pH shift
4.6 Reactions with organic acids
4.7 Extractables and leachables
5. Glass surface reactions
5.1 Surface layer
5.2 Charge of the glass surface
5.3 Water contact angle
5.4 Weathering
5.5 Roughness
5.6 Sulfate surface treatment
5.7 Chemical toughening
5.8 Delamination
5.9 Protein adsorption
6. Glass strength
6.1 Ductile and brittle materials
6.2 Elasticity and plasticity
6.3 Stress and strain
6.4 Stiffness and modulus of elasticity
6.5 Hardness
6.6 Damage to glass
6.7 Crack growth
6.8 Breakage
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