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JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
Volume 551, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.120409
Keywords
Lead-barium glass; Crucibles; Sodium; Opacifier; Chinese glass
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Lead-barium glass, considered a Chinese invention from the late Warring States period, was studied for its unique properties and possible raw materials. The function and source of sodium in this glass were explored, leading to the proposal of a new formulation involving sodium flux from soda-lime glass to explain its origin.
Lead-barium glass appeared during the late Warring States period in China (457 -221 BCE) and was considered as a Chinese invention due to the unique presence of high barium. There is no indication as to how it was made. A set of twenty-four different combinations of possible raw materials were melted to test and systematically evaluate the possible recipes for lead-barium glass. Specifically, the function and source of sodium in lead -barium glass were explored. The results show that sodium source is crucial for lead-barium glass forming in this particular system. This paper explores an alternative formulation since sodium flux is not reported in historical Chinese sources, in which the Na2O is provided by including soda-lime glass in the mixture. This particular formulation provides a potential explanation for the source of the sodium in lead-barium glass.
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