Glasses with composition Bi4(Si x Ge1 – x )3O12, where x = 0.33, 0.5 and 0.06, were obtained by melting for 30 min and two-step melting. Their characteristic temperatures, densities, refractive indices and microhardness were determined and the composition dependences studied.
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Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 6, pp. 6 – 10, June, 2012.
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Krasil’nikov, S.V., Gorashchenko, N.G. Effect of composition on Bi2O3–SiO2–GeO2 glass properties. Glass Ceram 69, 186–190 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-012-9442-0
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