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Originally Posted by MikeG
Of course, but do they also match the melting point and other parameters? If you can propose a specific material that does, I'd be interested to see it. So far I've found data on two types of glass that at least roughly match the parameters we're looking for.
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Instead of using generic terms such as “glass” perhaps we should be investigating transparent ceramics and their derivatives.
I have found three, all are used in optics and all are transparent:
Aluminum oxynitride.
Magnesium aluminate spinel.
Single crystal aluminum oxide.
There are 100s of industrial ceramics and resins that with a little mixing to make them cheaper can fit the bill.
Finding a perfect fit may be impossible since any number of "ingredients" may be thrown into the mix to make them affordable.
Added to the fray are bioactive and biodegradable ceramics with high mechanical strength.
Just cause its transparent doesn't mean its window glass. I have never seen window glass resist in a vice. In fact it is very difficult to shatter the BBBMAX and when it does it is more powder than what we would refer to as common glass.
I think BIOVAL have adopted a novel material and processed it in such a way as to make it affordable.