A Study of the Elastico-Viscous Properties of a Soda–Lime Glass at the Temperatures Near the Transformation Point. II. A Reply to “Criticism” by V. H. Stott

JSGT 1937 V21 T450-T452

There is no contradiction between Stott's results (on an unstabilised glass) and those of Taylor, McNamara & Sherman (on a stabilised glass). Stott's data on the relaxation from torsion of a glass fibre may be represented by an equation of the Adams & Williamson type, namely, 1/l−1/l₀=k₂t, or −dl/dt=k₂l², plus an additional term which corresponds to −dl/dt=k₁l. A molecular theory of these processes is briefly outlined. Details are presented in an article by the writer entitled “The Law of Annealing of Glass-Quantitative Treatment and Molecular Interpretation,” published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

 Nelson W. Taylor