Glass databases

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Glass databases are a collection of glass compositions, glass properties, glass models, associated trademark names, patents etc. These data were collected from publications in scientific papers and patents, from personal communication with scientists and engineers, and other relevant sources.

History

Since the beginning of scientific glass research in the 19th century thousands of glass property-composition datasets were published. The first attempt to summarize all those data systematically was the monograph "Glastechnische Tabellen".[1] World War II and the Cold War prevented similar efforts for many years afterwards.

In 1956, "Phase Diagrams for Ceramists" was published the first time, containing a collection of phase diagrams.[2] This database is known today as "Phase Equilibria Diagrams".[3]

In 1991, the Japanese database Interglad was created,[4] followed by the publication of the "Handbook of Glass Data" in 1993.[5] The "Handbook of Glass Data" was later digitalized and substantially expanded under the name SciGlass.[6] Currently, SciGlass contains properties of about 400,000 glass compositions, INTERGLAD about 380,000,[7] and "Phase Equilibria Diagrams" includes about 31,000 diagrams.

In 2019, the SciGlass data is publicly available on GitHub[8] under the ODC Open Database License (ODbL).

In 2023, the re-emergence of the SciGlass database as SciGlass Sage[9] which offers "AI" assistance, a property Predictor is powered by random forest regression models and the Generator uses the predictive models in conjunction with genetic algorithms.

In 2024, the web database named SciGlass Next is an open-access database designed to bring the largest database of glass properties online. It utilizes the SciGlass data available on GitHub[8]. The database is hosted in the public domain of Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

SciGlass Next
Screenshot of the SciGlass Next homepage
Type of site
Scientific database
URLsciglass.uni-jena.de
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired with institutional email
Launched2024
Content license
Open Database License
Written inJavascript/Python
Screenshot of Statistics of glasses in SciGlass Next database





The website provides comprehensive documentation, including step-by-step instructions and glossaries of properties and symbols used. In addition, both light and dark themes are supported.

Most features are covered, including:

  • Glasses: 422,000+ glasses and melts. Sourced from 40,000+ literature sources, including 19,700+ patents.
  • Data Tables: Search data and export tables for post-processing.
  • Data Visualization: Interactive data visualization with scatter plots, histograms, ternary plots, and curve fitting.
  • Authentication: Secured Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication of users.
  • ML Predictions (Future): Python-backed ML predictions for glass properties.
  • Sidebar Quick Lookup: Categories of patent index, trademark index, author index, subject index, spectral index and glass formation.

Glass database contents

The following list of glass database contents is not complete, and it may not be up to date. For full features see the references section below. All databases contain citations to the original data sources and the chemical composition of the glasses or ceramics.

Application

  • Experimental planning, expected properties and appropriate glass compositions can be estimated from similar data.
  • Calculation of glass properties based on many independent data sources.
  • Scientific understanding of glass composition-property relations.
  • Design of glass compositions that are not patented by the competition.
  • System design and optimization including design for purpose and design for cost.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Glastechnische Tabellen" (engl.: Glass Technical Tables), edited by W. Eitel, M. Pirani, and K. Scheel, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1932
  2. ^ Levin, E.M., McMurdie, H.F., and Hall, F.P., Phase Diagrams for Ceramists: Volume 1, The American Ceramic Society, Columbus, Ohio, p. 6, 1956.
  3. ^ Phase Equilibria Diagrams Database
  4. ^ "INTERGLAD". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  5. ^ "Handbook of Glass Data", edited by O. V. Mazurin, M. V. Streltsina, and T. P. Shvaiko-Shvaikovskaya, Elsevier, 1993
  6. ^ SciGlass Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "INTERGLAD Ver. 8". www.newglass.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  8. ^ a b epam/SciGlass, EPAM Systems, 2024-02-22, retrieved 2024-03-08
  9. ^ https://honours-app-56d4c.firebaseapp.com/
  10. ^ "Material Equivalency List | LaCroix Precision Optics".