Mechanical Properties of Microcrystalline Glass
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 July 2025 | Viewed by 1187
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the modern world, glass surrounds us at every moment, from the smartphones in our pockets to the enormous window panels of high-rise buildings. The urge for stronger, harder, stiffer, and tougher glass materials has led to the existence of crystalline glass, i.e., the existence of nano- or micro-crystals inside the glass matrix. Some crystalline glasses are transparent and have been used as screen covers for smartphones. Some crystalline glasses, on the other hand, are not transparent, such as the glass-ceramics that are used in the dental industry. Regardless, all crystalline glasses are known to exhibit superior mechanical performance compared to their regular glass counterparts. In this Special Issue, we would like to foster a collection of peer-reviewed scientific papers to contribute towards the understanding of the mechanical properties of crystalline glass. We are intrigued to discover whether there is a strong relationship between the crystal size and shape and the mechanical properties of crystalline glass, such as its hardness, elastic moduli, crack initiation resistance, crack propagation resistance, etc. It will also be englightening to elucidate whether an increase in the crystal percentage of the glass matrix would always result in the enhancement of such mechanical properties. Moreover, how do the crystals’ size, shape, and number effect the transparency of crystalline glass? Although crystalline glasses have been utilized for a long time, there is still room for more research to answer even basic questions in order to modernize their usage through the understanding of their mechanical properties. Hence, the present Special Issue on “Mechanical Properties of Microcrystalline Glass” may become a modern reference for both researchers and industries within this field.
Dr. Theany To
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mechanical properties
- crystalline glass
- glass
- glass-ceramic
- hardness
- crack resistance
- fracture toughness
- X-ray diffraction
- optical properties
- theoretical models
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