Lecture
This lecture covers the fabrication and shaping of glass materials, including the float process for making sheet glass, the impact of rapid cooling on solid plates, thermal stresses in ceramics, and the principles of ion exchange for strengthening glass. It also discusses the nature of atomic bonds in amorphous ceramics, the Weibull statistics for fracture probability, and the ion exchange method for strengthening glass. The instructor provides examples and illustrations to explain key concepts.