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soda-lime glass

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soda-lime glass [′sōd·ə ¦līm ‚glas]
(materials)
Glass made by fusion of sand with sodium carbonate, or sodium sulfate and lime, or limestone; used for window glass.

soda-lime glass
Glass manufactured by fusing sand with sodium carbonate or sodium sulfate and lime; used for window glass.


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Soda-lime glass lends itself to larger and somewhat less intricately decorated creations than borosilicate glass.
Old time surveying involved an acid tube method of using a soda-lime glass tube partially filled with solution of hydrofluoric acid to determine the direction of their bore holes.
For example, a typical soda-lime glass has a refractive index of 1.
 
 
 
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