Heat resistant glass

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Heat resistant glass

Meaning of term heat resistant glass

Glass that withstands thermal shock (severe changes of temperature). Such glass can be tempered to make it more heat-resistant, and borosilicate glasses such as Pyrex are particularly resistant to thermal shock.

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Corning Museum of Glass | Glass dictionary. (1993). Retrieved February 12, 2008, from http://www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=687.

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