Auto Glass
Physical Properties
- Density: 2500 kg/m3
- Young's Modulus: 70 GPa
- Poisson's Ratio: 0.49
Chemical Properties
- Not Flammable
- Reacts with hydrofluoric acid and phosphoric acid at high temperature
History
Laminated glass was invented in 1903 by the French chemist Édouard Bénédictus , inspired by a laboratory accident. A glass flask had become coated with the plastic cellulose nitrate and when dropped shattered but did not break into pieces.However, it was not until 1909 that Benedictus filed a patent. In 1911, he formed the Société du Verre Triplex, which fabricated a glass-plastic composite to reduce injuries in car accidents. It will be used as decorative glass in the future
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Glass layers that keep glass together when shattered
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