Open AccessCutting Glass, Sapphire, Ceramics and Other Brittle Materials
Author(s) -
Haloui Hatim,
Lee Tony,
Müllers Ludger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.202000024
Subject(s) - brittleness , materials science , sapphire , laminated glass , glass industry , ceramic , composite material , component (thermodynamics) , glass recycling , process (computing) , mechanical engineering , glass ceramic , process engineering , engineering , computer science , optics , laser , physics , layer (electronics) , thermodynamics , operating system
Over the past decade, glass has become an increasingly sophisticated structural and functional component in uses as varied as flat panel displays, automobiles and architecture. For the manufacturer, this has created a drive to enhance the physical characteristics of the glass itself, to develop more advanced coatings, and also to improve the process for cutting glass in terms of higher precision, greater speed, reduced environmental impact, and lower cost.