Glass Property Databases: Thier History, Present State And Prospects For Further Development

Specific features of two global glass property databases, Interglad and SciGlass, are described. It is shown that the Interglad database is more convenient for specialists who use commercial glasses in practice and are to know the properties of these glasses and the particular details of their usage, whereas SciGlass database is more helpful for scientists who investigate glass properties and develop new glasses. Some prospects of further development of glass property databases are characterised.