Glass

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Glass is a material typically used in windows, doors, mirrors, bottles, jars, and other containers and displays. It can be made into a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and durabilities. It can be used in architecture and design, as well as in art.

Properties

Glass is made from three classifications of materials: formers, fluxes, and stabilizers. The main ingredients in glass are:[1]:

  • crushed white sand
  • crushed limestone
  • sodium carbonate

References

  1. Simple Glassmaking. Corning Museum of Glass (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-13.