Pyrex
Physical Properties
Chemical Properties
- Does not react to almost all materials with the exception of hydrofluoric acid, hot phosphoric acid, and hot alkalines.
- Non-Flammable
History
History: Pyrex was invented in 1913, when Bessie Littlejohn, the wife of the vice president of Corning Glass Works, asked her husband to bring home something from the factory that could be used as a piece of oven-safe cookware. Inspired by her suggestion, the company's scientists began developing a new line of cookware. Two years later, Corning Glass Works released a complete line of glass baking dishes. Pyrex products are still sold today in many stores. It will continue to be used in kitchen utensils in the future. |
Measuring Cup made of Pyrex
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Interesting facts
Did you know that the yellow tint in the old clear Pyrex was from the arsenic they put in the glass to make it stronger?