Influence of ionic radius modifying oxides on the elastic properties of glasses using ultrasonic techniques and FTIR spectroscopy

We prepared a new series of glasses by melting a mixture of recycled window glass and different metal oxides. We investigated the effects of the modifying ionic radius on elastic moduli, Poisson's ratio and fractal bond connectivity. The Debye temperature, softening temperature and latent heat of melting were measured. The bond compression model was compared with the experimental values. The structural properties were determined using FTIR spectroscopy. The results show that ionic radius has significant effects on the structural properties. The results of Poisson's ratio and fractal bond connectivity reveal that the ionic radius of modifiers could be used for the prediction of the structural properties of glass samples.