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Compressibility of Binary Alkali Borate and Silicate Glasses at High Pressures
Author(s) -
WEIR C. E.,
SHARTSIS L.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1955.tb14951.x
Subject(s) - alkali metal , boron , compressibility , silicate , potassium , isothermal process , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , thermodynamics , mineralogy , materials science , organic chemistry , physics
Isothermal compressibility data at 21°C. at pressures between 1000 and 10,000 atmospheres are reported for the binary alkali borate and silicate glass systems. In general, a decreasing compressibility is noted with increasing alkali content in both silicates and borates, the effect being much greater in the borates in the range of compositions studied. A maximum compressibility appears to be indicated for the potassium silicates at low potassium concentrations. In silicates and at high alkali contents in the borates, the order of compressibility is K > Na > Li. At low alkali contents in the borates, this order appears to be reversed. Possible interpretations of these data are discussed in terms of the concepts of the structura of glasses.