Glass Developments For Fibre Applications

In this study, theoretical glass development on the basis of thermodynamic data is combined with a phase theoretical approach using the concept of the crystalline reference system, with a glass representing a state differing from the isochemical polycrystalline state by a small amount of excess enthalpy and entropy only. It is the purpose of this research to explore novel compositional space and to deliberately design glasses with properties suitable for reinforcement fibre applications.