ATTACK OF GLASSES BY ALKALINE SOLUTIONS

Rowland D. Smith, Corbin Paul Edmondson

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Abstract

A comparison is made between the attack by NaOH and that by sodium silicate solutions on a borosilicate glass, a lime glass, and a lead glass. Below roughly 0.5 Na2O normality the rate of attack by NaOH is greater, but at higher normalities this is more than doubled in some instances by that of silicate solutions of equivalent Na2O normality. The rate of attack by sodium silicates generally reaches a maximum as a function of the SiO2:Na2O ratio and decreases to low rates for high ratios. A similar behavior is observed for potassium silicate solutions, the maxima occurring at about the same silica‐to‐alkali ratios.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)195-198
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume32
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1949

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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