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Iron phosphate glasses are materials that can have many applications like durable matrixes in waste immobilization techniques, biomaterials, optoelectronic devices, etc. Their possible usage is related to their glass network and thermal properties. The influence of Na2O content on thermal properties and crystallization ability of iron phosphate glass of base composition 30 Fe2O3–70 P2O5 mol% were studied. Increasing the content of Na2O causes a decrease in transformation temperature and increase in ΔCp. Characteristic temperatures, thermal stability and crystallizing phases were determined. Increasing content of sodium causes depolarization of iron phosphate glass network which causes a continuous change in ΔCp and glass transformation temperature. Discontinuous change in some glass properties suggests structure rebuilding about 30 mol% of Na2O. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the influence of heat treatment parameters on SiO2 coatings obtained by the sol-gel technique. Their adhesion to the glass substrate and corrosion resistance were studied. The changes in thickness and porosity with the firing temperature and time of sintering for the systems of 1, 2 and 3 layers in case of SiO2 layers were studied. It was shown that the sufficient durability of the SiO2 coating on the glass substrate can be achieved only by the appropriate selection of thermal treatment parameters. The results confirmed that higher sintering temperature is required for multilayer systems, as compared with a one-layer system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]