Microstructuring of Glasses (Springer Series in Materials Science)

Contents......Page 10
Part I: Fundamentals of Inorganic Nonmetallic Glasses and Glass Processing......Page 20
1.1 Structure of Glasses: Ionic Arrangement......Page 21
1.2 Glass Properties of Importance for Microstructured Components......Page 40
2.1 Binding Enthalpy......Page 75
2.2 Mechanisms of Materials Transport in Amorphous Homogeneous Solids......Page 77
2.3 Enthalpy of Partial Crystallisation......Page 83
2.4 Enthalpy of Melting and Evaporation......Page 87
2.5 Redox Equilibria......Page 88
3.1 Processes During Batch Melting......Page 90
3.2 Special Problems that Have to be Observed During Fining......Page 93
3.3 Equipment for the Production of Glass Half Products......Page 102
Part II: Geometrical Microstructuring of Glasses and Applications......Page 120
4.1 Principles......Page 121
4.2 Interrelations Between Material Properties and Geometrical Structures......Page 123
4.3 Some Remarks about Lithography......Page 126
5.2 Micromachining by Cutting......Page 129
5.3 Ultrasonic Machining......Page 141
5.4 Powder Blasting......Page 145
5.5 Water Jet Processing......Page 151
6.1 Chemical Etching......Page 154
6.2 Other Thermal, Chemical and Electrical Structuring Processes......Page 163
7.1 Sintering......Page 170
7.2 Embossing and Press Forming......Page 171
7.3 Drawing of Preformed Glass......Page 177
7.5 Printing Processes......Page 188
8.1 Introductory Remarks about Laser Processing......Page 190
8.2 Microstructuring Glasses by Laser Processing......Page 191
9.1 Basics......Page 212
9.2 Technical Variations of the Photostructuring Process......Page 233
9.3 Laser-Initiated Structuring of Photosensitive Glasses......Page 270
10.1 Adhesive Bonding of Glass Parts......Page 277
10.2 Joining Using Glass Solders......Page 279
10.3 Diffusion Welding......Page 280
10.4 Laser Beam Welding......Page 281
10.5 Ultrasonic Welding......Page 282
10.6 Thermal Bonding......Page 284
10.7 Anodic Bonding......Page 287
10.8 Microelectroforming......Page 290
11.1 Properties and Applications of Photostructured Glasses......Page 293
11.2 More Microtechnological Glass Applications......Page 304
References......Page 309
C......Page 331
F......Page 332
I......Page 333
M......Page 334
R......Page 335
T......Page 336
Y......Page 337