What is the difference between glass ceramics and glass

What is the difference between glass ceramics and glass

We distinguish between glass and glass ceramics from three aspects: composition, properties, and applications.

form

Glass: Glass is an amorphous solid material mainly composed of siloxane, and its preparation processes generally include melting method, float method, stretching method, etc.

Glass ceramics: Glass ceramics are a mixture of crystalline and amorphous ceramic materials, and their preparation process involves heating treatment on the basis of glass to crystallize it.

nature

Glass: Glass typically exhibits isotropy, meaning that its physical properties are the same in all directions.

Glass ceramics: Glass ceramics demonstrate compatibility between glass and ceramic properties in terms of properties, and also exhibit excellent mechanical and dielectric properties. In addition, the hardness, wear resistance, and anti precipitation strength of glass ceramics are superior to those of glass materials

application

Glass: Glass is widely used in our daily lives, including construction, automobiles, daily necessities, and many other fields.

Glass ceramics: Glass ceramics play a huge role in high-tech fields such as aviation, electronics, and healthcare. At the same time, some special glass ceramics such as Macor microcrystalline glass ceramics can be used in artificial teeth, bones, and joints. Due to their unique biocompatibility and mechanical strength, they have an important position in the medical field.

Performance differences

From the aspects of composition, properties, and applications, glass ceramics are much stronger than glass. For example, glass is more susceptible to chemical and high-temperature corrosion in high-temperature environments.

summary

Through the above comparison, glass ceramics and glass materials have different structures and properties, as well as significant differences in preparation processes, compositions, and properties. Glass ceramics grow crystal structures in glass matrices through special heat treatment or sintering processes, combining the transparency of glass with the hardness and performance of ceramics, which gives it an advantage in applications that cannot be compared to glass. Jundro Ceramics is a MACOR glass ceramic processing manufacturer. With extensive expertise in technical ceramic manufacturing processes, we can provide precision customized glass ceramic components.