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Types of Glass

Glass a complex form of of silicate can be classified according to its chemical composition into the following types:

1. soda-lime-Silica Glasses : This type of glass are used in the manufacturer of Glass containers produced by blowing, molding, and pressing and in special shapes such as electric bulb 💡

2. Silica Glass (Fused silica) : This belongs to one of the most important single oxide glasses suitable for use as lab ware.

3. Borosilicate Glasses : The presence of notice oxide,  which act as a flux as well as a glass former, gives Borosilicate glasses a low coefficient of thermal expansion and shock resistance. It's greatly used in laboratory and medical ware.

4. Lead Glasses: The presence of lead oxide (PbO) acts as a flux and a modifier,they have low melting and working point but with high refractive indices and densities...mostly use as optical components, for radiation shielding and as technical glasses.

5.  Alumino-silicate Glasses : The hardening effect if this type of glasses due to the presence Al2O3 which improve chemical durability and resistance to devitrification.  Example is E-glass used in glass fibers manufacture.

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