The Containerless Synthesis of Glass

International Journal of Applied Glass Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-256

  Weber, J K Richard ^a,b,c  

^a MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT INC   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERLESS; CONTAINERLESS METHOD; CONTAINERLESS PROCESSING; CONTAINERLESS TECHNIQUES; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; GLASS RESEARCH; GLASS-FORMING COMPOSITIONS; HIGH COOLING RATES;

GLASS; NUCLEATION;

CONTAINERS;

EID: 79958164448     PISSN: 20411286     EISSN: 20411294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1294.2010.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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