ceramics and composites

• how to make soda lime glass?

  mix together sand, sodium carbonate and limestone and heat it in a furnace until it melts and then cool until any shape we want
• disadvantage of soda lime glass?

  low BP
• Borosilicate glass has a higher MP than soda lime
• whats useful about borosilicate glass?

  good for heating like kitchenware
• what is borosilicate glass made by?

  melting a mixture of sand and boron trioxide
• why is carbon fibre composites good?

  very strong and light perfect for cars and aircraft
• whats good about reinforced concrete?

  extremely strong and used to make buildings