Glass

Glass is one of the most useful but inexpensive materials in the world.
Many products are made from glass because of its specials properties.

Transparent, hard but

Resistant to corrosion
brittle

Glass

A heat and electric resistant to chemical

insulator attack

Type of glass Properties Uses

Fused glass  Transparent  Lens

 High melting point  Telescope mirrors
 Good heat insulator  Laboratory apparatus

Soda-lime glass  Low melting point,  Drinking glass, bottles

easily molded into  Electric bulbs
desired shape and size  Window glass
 Low resistant to
chemical attacks
 Brittle

Borosilicate  Resistant chemical  Cooking utensils

glass attack and durable  Laboratory glassware such as
 High melting point conical flaks and boiling tube
 Good insulator to heat

Lead crystal  High refractive index  Lenses and prisms

glass (flint  High density  Decorative glassware and art
glass)  Attractive glittering object
appearance  Imation jewellery
 Ceramics
Traditional silicate ceramics are made by heating alumina silicate clay such as kaolin to
a different high temperature.

Are hard,
strong but
brittle

Have high Are

melting chemically
point not reactive

properties

Do not Are
readily resistant to
deform corrosion
under stress and wear
Are heat
and electric
instrument

Construction
materials

uses
Electrical Decorative
insulator items