Actions of boiling water (80°C, 100°C) and super-heated vapor (-250°C) on two borosilicate glasses A and B were studied by comparing the results on three sets of test, a autoelave test and other two. Compositions of glases A and B are shown as follows,
(weight %) A; SiO
2 68% B
2O
3 11% Na
2O +K
2O 19% BaO 2%
B; SiO
2 50% B
2O
3 20% Na
2O 30%
Data of the three methods were obtained by measuring the weight, decrease % and extracted alkali c.cm. by titration for powdered samples, Taylor sieves No. 20-30 or 30-40.
The results of experiments are summarized as follows;
(1) In the autoclave tests, glass A is decomposed abruptly over 210°C (ca. 20 atm. vapor), having kept the slight decreasing tendency until that temperature has reached. On B glass exceeding change took place at 110°C early and at 170°C the weight decrease shows 70%, having perfect decomposition over this temperature.
(2) By heated water the glasses A and B are attacked no more rapidly than did on autoclave test, namely in the case of glass A the action at 80°C 10hrs. was equal to one-third of at 130°C 2 hrs. and on B glass 100°C 23hrs. equal to 130°C 2 hrs test in weight decrease %.
(3) Relation between extracted alkali c.cm. or weight decrease % and boiling time at 80°C on A glass, 100°C on B glass are expressed in following parabolic formula, which had been recognized to apply on CaO-Na
2O-SiO
2 glasses in powder method by G. Keppeler.
X2=
c.tX; Weight decrease % or extracted alkali c.cm.
t; time
c; constant. On every test the weight decrease % paralleled the extracted alkali c.cm. values nearly.
Thanks to Prof. Dr. Nagai-S. and Director Mr. Nagaoka-M.
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