Abstract
Alkali- and alkaline-earth-bearing silicate glasses form the base models for many more complex glasses and glass-ceramics. When alkali or alkaline-earth cations are mixed into the silica network it is weakened by the formation of non-bridging oxygens from bridging oxygens which link adjacent tetrahedra. This depolymerization has a profound effect on the properties of the resulting glass, melt, or glass-ceramic. Each of the alkali- and alkaline-earth-silica binary glass systems are reviewed. This discussion focuses on the Mixed Alkali Effect and phase separation. A broad overview of industrial applications is provided by key contributions where additives enhance the intrinsic glass properties.
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