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2. Placunidae - Wikipedia

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   The windowpane oysters are valued for their translucent shell. The shells were originally used as a glass substitute in glazing, but nowadays they are mainly used in the manufacture of trays, lampshades and numerous decorative items. [2] In coastal areas the flesh is eaten.

3. Windowpane oyster - Wikipedia

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   The oyster's shells have been used for thousands of years as a glass substitute because of their durability and translucence. More recently, they have been used in the manufacture of decorative items such as chandeliers and lampshades; in this use, the shell is known as the capiz shell ( kapis ). [ 2 ]

4. James Powell and Sons - Wikipedia

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   While Powell manufactured stained glass windows, it also provided glass to other stained glass firms. A major product of the factory was decorative quarry glass which was mass-produced by moulding and printing, rather than hand-cutting and painting. This product could be used in church windows as a cheap substitute for stained glass.

5. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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   PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Hesalite, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex, among several others . This plastic is often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It can also be used as a casting resin, in inks and coatings, and for many ...

6. Unbreakable glass - Wikipedia

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   Unbreakable glass is glass, or glass substitute, which does not display the normal fragility of glass ...

7. Soda–lime glass - Wikipedia

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   The manufacturing process for soda–lime glass consists in melting the raw materials, which are the silica, soda (Na 2 O), hydrated lime (Ca(OH) 2), dolomite (CaMg(CO 3) 2, which provides the magnesium oxide), and aluminium oxide; along with small quantities of fining agents (e.g., sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4), sodium chloride (NaCl), etc.) in a glass furnace at temperatures locally up to 1675 ...