| Abstract Scope |
Traditional soda lime glasses are silica based, not sustainable materials wise, and often require high furnace temperatures of up to 1700 degrees Farhenheit to melt and form. The energy needed to power furnaces are no longer sustainable for the environment and a replacement is needed. LionGlass is a phosphate based glass with various alkali and alkali earth metal modifiers and a melting temperature in the 1200 degrees range. It is at least ten times more crack resistant than traditional soda lime glass, with more preliminary measurements now being calculated given how new the project is. Properties such as hardness, chemical durability, and PCI are measured and analyzed with ICP-AES and optical microscopy. |