CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF SOME GAMMA– IRRADIATED SILICATE GLASSES

Abstract

The studies of properties of glasses are very important in modern industries due to changing chemical properties and mechanical and physical properties with their oxides constituent ratios to fit with industrial applications and consumers' requirement. The present research aims to study the behavior and processes of glass corrosion (chemical resistance of the glass objects towards of solutions with differing acidic or basic or neutral) The thesis contains the preparation of glass compositions as laboratory samples for matching some industrial samples for the study of their corrosion behavior types: Glass of soda lime is the most type of glasses commonly used, and is used in the production of sheet glass and containers made of glass (such as bottles and jugs) to save the drinks, food and some goods , used within Housewares which makes glass used in furnaces and cooking of tempered glass . Soda-lime glasses constitute about 90% of all types of glass production all over the world. Featuring soda-lime glass that is chemically fixed relatively cheap, sturdy, practical, it is ideal for recycling because of its ability to re-melting several times.