MAT3442 Glasses (10 credits)

Year Running: 2017/2018

Credit level: F6

Excluded		MAT4442
Additional Information		Cannot be taken with MAT4442.

Description

The materials science and technology of glasses. The nature of amorphous glass structures for silicates, borates and phosphates is examined in some detail, along with the processes required to produce them. The mechanical properties of glasses and ways to improve them are detailed.

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	73.0
Lecture	24.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	100 %	S2

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2017-18.