One of the two SciGlass databases containing information on glass properties (the other one is the main database). The auxiliary database contains information on property values used for the search for glasses. Each property of a glass in this database is described by a single number. For most properties, data in the auxiliary database is taken directly from the main database. However, data on viscosity, electrical resistivity (for solid glasses), and thermal expansion (for solid glasses) were obtained by initially processing data from the main database to produce the standardized property values and only after that they were included into the auxiliary database.
An information unit in the auxiliary database of SciGlass. This unit contains information on a certain number of properties marked for the use in the search for glasses routine including a number of standardized property values.
One of the two SciGlass databases containing information on glass properties (the other one is the auxiliary database). The main database contains all the information on property values included in SciGlass. It also contains information about details of glass synthesis, methods and techniques of property measurement, and references to original publications. Information from this database is given to the user in the table format.
Search for the data in the SciGlass databases corresponding to the given criteria. SciGlass supports two main types of queries: selection of tables and search for glasses.
This option permits a user to find glasses with property values (and some characteristics of compositions, if desired) within the ranges specified by the user. The search is initiated by glasses command on the toolbar menu and its results are presented on the List of Glasses page.
This option permits a user to find all tables meeting a set of desired conditions. The search is initiated by the tables command on the toolbar menu and its results are presented on the List of Tables page.
The result of processing the initial experimental data for viscosity, electrical resistivity (for solid glasses), thermal expansion (for solid glasses), heat capacity (for glasses & melts), and electrical conductivity (for glasses & melts). These values are presented in the form of property values at several selected temperatures and in some cases also in the form of temperatures corresponding to some selected property values. The purpose of this processing is to make all experimental data on certain properties comparable with each other. The standardized data is stored in the auxiliary database.
An information unit in the SciGlass main database. The format of presentation of this unit on the screen or in printed form is similar to that in the original papers or reference books. Tables can include property data on several glasses. Information presented in the tables is classified with regard to the list of properties.