We will establish a way to mass-produce the new material shortly,” said Atsunobu Masuno, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science.jpg Researchers in Japan could soon create tougher windows and tablewareJapanese researchers have developed a new type of glass almost as hard as steel, a breakthrough that could lead to the development of substantially tougher windows and tableware.
They used gas to push the chemical components into the air where they synthesised to form the glass. But it had been difficult for scientists to form glass containing a large amount of alumina because the oxide causes crystallisation when the glass comes into contact with its container. “We are looking to commercialise the technique within five years.The scientists bypassed this problem by using a containerless processing technique.. The resultant glass was colourless, transparent and very tough, 50 per cent of it being composed of alumina.”Oxide glass mainly consists of silicon dioxide, with its strength boosted by mixing in alumina, an oxide of aluminum.Researchers in Japan could soon create tougher windows China Aluminum scaffolding tower manufacturers and tableware 041498488639723891010. The Young’s modulus of the new glass, an indicator of rigidity, was twice as high than typical oxide glass and almost at the same level as steel and iron, according to the scientists
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