Leaching of laminated rods composed of an acid-soluble core glass and a leachable skin glass resulted in pure silica fibres being formed in the space originally occupied by the core glass. Measurements indicated that the siliceous phase in the fibres is reinforced by deposition of silica from the hot leachant.
Origin
Corning Glass Works
Journal Title
Glastech Ber 1988 61 2 43-45
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 109