Low Thermal Expansion Glass Ceramics (eBook)

Foreword 6
Preface to the Second Edition 9
Preface 10
Contents 13
1. Overview 17
1.1 The Invention of Low Expansion Glass Ceramics 17
1.2 Basic Research 18
1.3 Main Fields of Application 19
1.4 Current Developments 22
1.5 Other Glass Ceramics 23
References 26
2. The Scientific Basis 29
2.1 Structure, Composition, Stability, and Thermal Expansion of High- Quartz and Keatite- Type Alumino- Silicates 29
2.2 Nucleation in Parent Glasses for Lithia Alumino- Silicate Glass Ceramics 41
2.3 Glass Ceramics Based on Lithium-Alumino-Silicate Solid Solution Crystals 55
References 62
3. Glass Ceramics for Household Appliances 67
3.1 Cooking Systems with Ceran: High-Tech Appliances for the Kitchen 67
3.2 Cooking Systems with Ceran: How it Works 75
3.3 Development and Production of Glass Ceramic Cooktop Panels 97
3.4 Robax Transparent Glass Ceramic 119
3.5 Surface Strengthening of Low Expansion Glass Ceramics 123
References 132
4. Zerodur – A Low Thermal Expansion Glass Ceramic for Optical Precision Applications 136
4.1 Development of the Optical Glass Ceramic Zerodur 136
4.2 Conventional Production of Zerodur 160
4.3 Production of Zerodur 172
4.3 Production of Zerodur in Special Shapes 172
4.4 Optical Figuring of High-Quality Optical Surfaces 219
4.5 Special Characteristics of Zerodur 222
4.6 Applications of the Glass Ceramic Zerodur 233
References 247
List of Contributors 251
Sources of Figures 254
Index 256