Glass Transition Behavior: Sudden Fracture vs. Smooth Deformation
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Key Takeaways
Liquids cooled slowly form crystals with ordered particle arrangements.
Liquids cooled quickly form glass due to disordered particle arrangements.
Glassy materials include window glass, metal alloys, polymers, foams, gels, emulsions, and colloids.
Why This Matters
The presence of glassy materials in everyday life, from windows to soft materials like emulsions, underscores the significance of understanding their formation and behavior.
Overview
Glassy materials, encompassing substances like window glass, specific metal alloys, polymers, foams, gels, emulsions, and colloids, are distinct from crystalline solids. The formation of glass occurs when a liquid undergoes rapid cooling. This quick cooling process inhibits the constituent particles from aligning into a structured, ordered pattern, which is characteristic of crystals formed during a slower cooling process near a liquid's freezing point.