Glass versus Plastic

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Glass versus Plastic

Book: Field Guide to Molded Optics

Author(s): Michael Schaub, Alan Symmons

Published: 2016

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2230581.ch26

Abstract

When comparing glass to plastic for molded optics, moldable glass provides an expansive range of options with superior performance in all material properties with the exception of specific gravity and impact strength.
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