Research Article
Effect of Concurrent ZnO Addition and AlF3 Reduction on the Elastic Properties of Tellurite Based Glass System
Table 1
Starting composition bulk density, molar volume, glass transition temperature (
), and molecular weight of ZOFT
glass systems at room temperature.
| | Sample Code | Glass Composition (mol%) |
Density
(gcm−3) |
Molar Volume
(10−6 cm−3) |
(°C) | | ZnO | AlF3 | TeO2 |
| | P1 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 4.67 | 29.28 | 391 | | P2 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 4.84 | 28.24 | 387 | | P3 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 4.91 | 27.83 | 386 | | P4 | 20 | 10 | 70 | 5.01 | 27.24 | 383 | | P5 | 25 | 5 | 70 | 5.13 | 26.54 | 374 |
| | Q1 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 4.7 | 28.25 | 395 | | Q2 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 4.86 | 27.34 | 390 | | Q3 | 20 | 15 | 65 | 4.97 | 26.69 | 384 | | Q4 | 25 | 10 | 65 | 5.04 | 26.3 | 380 | | Q5 | 30 | 5 | 65 | 5.14 | 25.76 | 373 |
| | R1 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 4.72 | 27.32 | 397 | | R2 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 4.96 | 26.02 | 384 | | R3 | 25 | 15 | 60 | 5.07 | 25.04 | 376 | | R4 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 5.11 | 25.14 | 371 | | R5 | 35 | 5 | 60 | 5.19 | 24.77 | 362 |
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