Glass databases

Glass databases are a collection of glass compositions, glass properties, glass models, associated trademark names, patents etc. These data were collected from publications in scientific papers and patents, from personal communication with scientists and engineers, and other relevant sources.

History

Since the beginning of scientific glass research in the 19^th century thousands of glass property-composition datasets were published. The first attempt to summarize all those data systematically was the monograph "Glastechnische Tabellen".^[1] World War II and the Cold War prevented similar efforts for several decades afterwards. In 1991 the Japanese database Interglad was created,^[2] followed by the publication of the "Handbook of Glass Data" in 1993.^[3] The "Handbook of Glass Data" was later digitalized and substantially expanded under the name SciGlass.^[4] Currently, SciGlass contains properties of about 300,000 glass compositions, and INTERGLAD about 250,000.

Use of glass databases

Experimental planning, expected properties and appropriate glass compositions can be estimated from similar data.
Calculation of glass properties based on many independent data sources.
Design of glass compositions that that are not patented by the competition.

References

^ "Glastechnische Tabellen" (engl.: Glass Technical Tables), edited by W. Eitel, M. Pirani, and K. Scheel, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1932
^ INTERGLAD
^ "Handbook of Glass Data", edited by O. V. Mazurin, M. V. Streltsina, and T. P. Shvaiko-Shvaikovskaya, Elsevier, 1993
^ SciGlass

[1] "Glastechnische Tabellen" (engl.: Glass Technical Tables), edited by W. Eitel, M. Pirani, and K. Scheel, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1932

[2] INTERGLAD

[3] "Handbook of Glass Data", edited by O. V. Mazurin, M. V. Streltsina, and T. P. Shvaiko-Shvaikovskaya, Elsevier, 1993

[4] SciGlass

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