Week - 1 |
Introduction:
a) Decribing crystalline and amorphous material
b) Presenting the formation of non-crystalline solids in solid, liquid and gas systems |
Week - 2 |
Differences between crystalline and non-crystalline solids:
a) Cation-anion relationship
b) Network
c) Regular and irregular arrangement
d) Effective parameters in the formations of atomic planes
e) Chemical component |
Week - 3 |
Glass formation; models of glass structure:
a) Structural models
b) Inner energy
c) The effect and importance of super cooling
d) Kinetic models |
Week - 4 |
The evaluation of sol-gel technique in the achievement of non-crystalline solids:
a) The decription of the method
b) Usage fields
c) Effective parameters
d) Advantages and disadvanteges |
Week - 5 |
Chemical composition in oxide based glasses:
a) Glass forming oxides
b) Conditional glass forming oxides
c) Modifiying oxides
d) Interaction of oxides with each other
e) Relationship between chemical composition and vitrification |
Week - 6 |
Chemical composition in oxide based glasses:
a) Glass forming oxides
b) Conditional glass forming oxides
c) Modifiying oxides
d) Interaction of oxides with each other
e) Relationship between chemical composition and vitrification |
Week - 7 |
The properties of oxide based glasses:
a) Physical properties
b) Mechanical properties
c) Chemical properties
d) Optical properties |
Week - 8 |
Colour formation in glass:
a) Colour formation mechanism
b) Effect of chemical composition
c) Different colouring methods
d) Elimination of undesired colors |
Week - 9 |
Different type of glasses:
a) Flat glass
b) Insulation products
c) Laboratory glasses
d) Art glasses |
Week - 10 |
Glass production process:
a) Batch preparation
b) Melting
c) Refining
d) Homogenization |
Week - 11 |
Glass production process:
a) Batch preparation
b) Melting
c) Refining
d) Homogenization |
Week - 12 |
Glass production process (continued):
a) Cooling
b) Forming
c) Annealing |
Week - 13 |
Characterization of final products:
a) Determination of structural defects
b) Determination of the precautions to prevent these faults
c) Decription and usage of characterization techniques
d) Corrolations between reasons and results and discussion |
Week - 14 |
Characterization of final products:
a) Determination of structural defects
b) Determination of the precautions to prevent these faults
c) Decription and usage of characterization techniques
d) Corrolations between reasons and results and discussion |