Effect of ZnO on the Thermal Properties of Tellurite Glass

Table 1

The density, transition temperature, thermal expansion, acoustic Debye temperature, and softening temperature of zinc tellurite glasses.

Glass; sample	ZnO-TeO2 (mol%)	Density; (g/cm^3) (± 0.01)	Thermal expansion coefficient; (× 10^−6 K^−1) (± 0.01)		Temperature (K)
				Transition	Debye	Softening
ZT0	0–100	4.80	12.40	658	263	857
ZT1	10–90	5.09	12.14	654	259	852
ZT2	15–85	5.10	12.36	653	259	833
ZT3	20–80	5.14	12.51	646	257	802
ZT4	25–75	5.19	12.66	647	257	783
ZT5	30–70	5.21	12.90	638	252	736
ZT6	35–65	5.28	12.54	637	253	722
ZT7	40–60	5.29	12.78	633	251	694