tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169400500671596968.post3494172099128131141..comments2023-06-14T05:01:27.831-04:00Comments on glassblog: Transparent aluminum windows: fantasy or the future?Guest glassbloggershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10107796913020063629noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169400500671596968.post-19146787860141302392009-01-09T04:12:00.000-05:002009-01-09T04:12:00.000-05:00I'm afraid I'll have to beg to differ, Mr. W. In 2...I'm afraid I'll have to beg to differ, Mr. W. In 2005, the Air Force began testing transparent aluminum (aluminum oxynitride) for balistic applications. It is stronger and lighter than bullet proof glass and has been tested against .50 caliber armor piercing rounds. It is also highly scratch resistant, which increases its value as an armoring material. However, it is not a glass, but is closer toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169400500671596968.post-82807833205473755192008-03-04T12:30:00.000-05:002008-03-04T12:30:00.000-05:00Because we are in the "glass" industry, it would b...Because we are in the "glass" industry, it would be appropriate for us to be aware of what glass is. Glass is amorphous solid, lacking a consistent crystaline lattice structure. It has nothing to do with silica content. The alumina-based 3M product is probably just another glass (depending upon the molecular order established during the deposition process). Those who consider glass to be only Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616078665412799128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169400500671596968.post-44527967905601213412008-03-04T08:02:00.000-05:002008-03-04T08:02:00.000-05:00Coating glass with a thin, scratch resistant layer...Coating glass with a thin, scratch resistant layer of aluminum oxide is not the same thing as transparent *metal*. Star Trek concepts make buzz, not glass. <BR/>Still, the design ideas for scratch resistance on auto glass would be a nice feature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com