Talk:Borosilicate glass

message: Lacrima97: It doesn't matter if the bomex section is merged, but if it is, pyrex and kimax should also be merged.  They are all different brands, and i know that i really needed the information I posted about bomex, so just do what you wish with it, as long as the facts are known. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.79.242.166 (talk • contribs) 01:12, 4 January 2006 UTC.
Makes sense to merge them (IMO) as long as we setup redirect pages from Pyrex, Kimax, and Bomex into Borosilicate glass.  Marius 21:38, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur; I'd like to see all three merged in, with the appropriate redirects. --moof 03:50, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge of bomex, kimax and pyrex articles

message: It should just say dildo instead of other uses - some people might click on it whilst having a parent watching and it could lead to quite an embarrising conversation.
From  Todd A.  This article should discuss use of borosilicate glass in the nuclear industry.  Boron is a good neutron absorber, which is helpful for preventing unwanted nuclear criticalities (chain reactions in which enough neutrons that are released when atoms fission in one generationstick around and create the same amount - or more (supercriticality) - fissions in the next generation).  This is something that is useful in manufacture of nuclear fuel (e.g., highly enriched uranium) or in storing or disposing nuclear waste that has enough fissile material to sustain a nuclear reaction (okay, that's a bit simplified).  Here are a couple of uses:  1) Raschig Rings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raschig_ring):  facilities that manufacture nuclear fuel often put them in vacuum cleaners that are used to vacuum up spills; 2) stabilizing defense nuclear waste that contains plutonium-239 or other fissile material (e.g. U-235):  take a stainless steel cylinder, pour in powder waste & borosilicate glass powder through electrodes that heat it up (at the same time) and presto, very stable glass log encased in highly corrosion-resistant material.  I recommend not using the latter as a dildo.  Anyway, a good google search could find you all sorts of references.  I leave it to the owner of the page138.162.8.58 (talk) 18:06, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other uses 

message: I'm not sure about merging, but certainly now that "Pyrex isn't pyrex" (heh) it would make sense to move the general borosilicate chemistry info from the Pyrex article in here. Chris Cunningham 11:16, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Chris Cunningham 10:51, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moving general borosilicate info here from [[Pyrex]] 

message: I want someone to help telling me how can I say "Borosilicate glass" in spanish for the translation.
Maybe I can type "Vidrio borosilicato" or "Vidrio de borosílice", but I´m not sure about the correct form. Damërung 13:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation 

message: Can some knowledgeable soul please add a section explaining to what degree imperfections in borosilicate products (such as air bubbles, chips and cracks) affect their safety and usability for heating, vacuum and pressurization? Information on this is hard to find, and contradictory at best. Some people say an air bubble will cause a borosilicate piece to explode when heated or subjected to vacuum/pressure, others say it doesn't do anything. Same thing for chips. It'd be nice to have the correct answer available in WP for easy access. 97.82.247.200 23:31, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Durability 

message: Is the reference to silicate glass correct? shouldn't it be soda-lime glass?
Axiosaurus 15:26, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Manufacturing process

message: 3rd to last paragraph in "usage" section says "Borosilicate glass is not used for high quality lenses due to striations and inclusions common to this type of glass."
BUT article "Crown glass (optics)" says "the borosilicate glass Schott BK7 is an extremely common crown glass, used in precision lenses." 
Will some expert kindly resolve this conflict???  
Perhaps something like: "Most borsosilicate glasses are not used ... but some (e.g., Schott BK7) are made well enough for such use."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.249.41.138 (talk) 03:13, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Usage: conflict with another article 

message: Does anyone know?  If it is not then it is not related to this article and should be removed.  If it is then it should be captioned as "borosilicate glassware, here displayed two beakers and a test tube" not "Schott Duran glassware, here displayed two beakers and a test tube".  Can anyone confirm if they are borosilicate or not?  Sean.barton (talk) 00:20, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the "Schott Duran" glassware borosilicate glassware? 

message: The article currently states that the US mfr of Pyrex has been using soda lime since 1998; however, the ref provided does not mention any date of when soda lime was introduced, and this recent Snopes.com article suggests that the switch actually occurred in the mid 1940s.  Also, not sure if it's worth mentioning the "exploding" bit... OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:03, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pyrex use of soda lime since 1998 question

message: " . . . at this temperature, the viscosity of type ?? Pyrex is ?? poise.[4] . . ." contains an error.  The question marks may need to be removed or replaced with their intended character(s).Ntlhui (talk) 22:50, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in section "Composition and physical characteristics" 

message: I just created the entry for Reagent bottle. If you have more useful and knowledgeable information, please do add it. Radical Mallard (talk) 16:54, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Reagent Bottle" Entry Created - Please Add! 

message: How about a diagram of typical structure? I'd like to know how the boron and silicon interconnect (if they do).  Also some indication of how this structure makes for lower thermal expansion. Thanks. JKeck (talk) 18:25, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Diagram please 

message: In the section "Borosilicate nanoparticles," the link indicates it is to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Institute_of_Technology_in_Lausanne
However, the link actually goes to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Institute_of_Technology_Z%C3%BCrich
I don't know which university conducted the research described in the paragraph, but it appears that either the name in the text or the link needs to be changed.
Pddentremont (talk) 16:50, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Inconsistent link to Swiss University

message: 190.51.144.78 (talk) 20:16, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  traducción 

message: I've just removed the following text from the article since it is not notable, does not contribute usefully to the article and is probably a personal advertisement (it had been added by an IP user). If it is felt to be notable enough by more than one editor maybe a page can be started for Dan Eister but I don't think it belongs on this page.
"Dan Eister is the first lampwork bead maker to put a full color line of borosilicate beads on the table at any bead trade show. He did this after discovering boro color created by Paul Trautman who started Northstar.  Bead and Button magazine, issue #44, August 2001, article " STRING QUARTET "  It happened in 1999 at Embellishment in Portland Oregon. Dan Eister was also one of the featured artists in a book published by Schiffer in 2001 and authored by Mark P. Block called " Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass ". Mark P. Block, "Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass", Schiffer, 2001  Dan is the first to use Dichroic made by " Coatings by Sandberg " in a borosilicate marble that he developed in honor of his stepfather John Bowen a Geologist. Dan's idea was to create a marble that was his version of a geode. "
Loganrah (talk) 00:32, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it had been added by  as you can tell from this diff:  -- 65.94.77.181 (talk) 21:54, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dan Eister 

message: From reading the Wii article I get that there are different formulations of borosilicate glass. Is it still possible to list some of the physical properties though, maybe in range format, such as hardness, optical clarity, softening point, etc. ?173.180.7.3 (talk) 10:18, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Borosilicate Glass Physical Properties

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The image and image comment don't make sense.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.151.52.200 (talk) 23:14, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guitar slide picture doesn't look like a guitar anything. Looks more like a beaker. 

message: The selection of borosilicate glass for FDM 3d printing is exaggerated. This may have true a couple years ago, but flexible build plates of spring metal with a proprietary coating have become the defacto standard. Glass build plates generally never came prepackaged with 3d printers and were only used by hobbiests to replace unsuitable build surfaces. These were also generally whatever was available and most likely not borosilicate glass because the thermal properties of soda lime glass is more than sufficient for the relatively low temperature of FDM printing. Also, borosilicate is generally not available in flat plates to the general consumer. To make matters worse, the description if the FDM process is in error. Build plate temperatures can vary widely, but rarely need to exceed 100x. In short this entire section is inaccurate and does not belong on this page. A simple statement saying that borosilicate glass may be used as a build plate coating with a link to 3d printing would be more appropriate.  Nuke Sam (talk) 19:23, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  3d printing 

message: The article on borosilicate glass neglects that it has emerged as an important medium in fine art and sculpture.  Its resistance to cracking (and exploding) has lent itself to lampwork art.  Here is one article:  http://www.theglassmuseum.com/lampwork.html   Also cross reference to the Wikipedia lampworking page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampworking
2605:A000:1005:853A:3D6C:3B76:D0F2:E388 (talk) 14:23, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fine Art 

message: In the Optics section, there's a very specific piece of information:
"The maximal working temperature is 268 °C (514 °F)"
But by that point in the paragraph, more than one type or grade of glass has been mentioned, and it isn't possible to tell which one of them this statement refers to. (Or is it the same for all of them? In any case, it needs specifying.) TooManyFingers (talk) 16:26, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Optics, working temperature