Digital Library Publications

British Glass has the UK’s only dedicated library on glass technology, from raw materials to end product. We collect and catalogue materials from sources including scientific journals, trade press, conference proceedings, standard setting bodies and more.

Each month our library and information service answers hundreds of enquiries from members – providing hand-picked information to help them meet their business needs. We particularly specialise in providing:

  • worldwide legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines – such as heavy metals, decoration, food contact
  • statistics – eg import/export data and recycling rates
  • factory data – including types of glass manufactured, production capacities
  • technical information on glass manufacture, material science, production techniques, compositions, decoration
  • patents – including searches going back to the 19th century.

If there is something specific we can help with, email information@britglass.co.uk 
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You can search our online database of articles, view abstracts, and order copies of articles using the search function below.

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Thermal Shock Resistance Of Milk Bottles

C T Roland & H A Trebler
Special Glass

Life Of Glass Tumblers

H Nakamura
Special Glass

Industrial Tests On A Cast Chrome-Corundum Refractory

O N Popov Et Al
Special Glass

Glass Composition Calculations

R C Srivastava
Special Glass
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The Chemical Analysis Of Colourless Soda-Lime-Magnesia-Silica Glasses. Part 5. Recommended Methods For The Determinations Of Sodium Oxide (Na20) Adn Potassium Oxide (K20)

P Mayaux
Primary Papers

Analysis Of The Patterns Of Deterioration Of Glasses In Aqueous Medium: Joint Utilisation Of The Sims And Esca Techniques. (In French)

Jc Touray Et Al
Primary Papers

The Chemical Analysis Of Colourless Soda-Lime-Magnesia-Silica Glasses. Part 4. Recommended Methods For The Determination Of Calcium Oxide (Cao) And Magnesium Oxide (Mgo)

A Peters
Primary Papers

Comparative Tests On "Armourplate" And Ordinary Plate Glass

Un-named
Primary Papers

Analysis Of Sodium Depth Profiles In Glasses Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (Sims)

Rg Gossink And Others
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Application Of X-Ray Spectral Analysis In Glass Industry. (In Czech)

D Krivankova
Primary Papers

The Chemical Analysis Of Colourless Soda-Lime-Magnesia-Silica Glasses. Part 2. General Requirements And The Recommended Methods For The Determination Of Silicon Dioxide (Si02)

E Fletcher And Ww Fletcher
Primary Papers

Ir Spectroscopic And X-Ray Phase Analyses Of Alkali-Free Fluorophosphate Glasses And Their Crystallization Products

Vd Khaliley Et Al
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Liquid Impact On Toughened Glasses

R J Hand & J E Field
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Electron Microprobe Analysis Of Glaze/Glass-Ceramic Interface Reactions.

Wp Whitney
Primary Papers