Abstract
This paper reports on the constants of elasticity of xPbO-RNa2B4O7-(100 - R - x) CAS with 0 a parts per thousand currency sign x a parts per thousand currency sign 50, and 50 a parts per thousand currency sign R a parts per thousand currency sign 75 mol % glass system (CAS is calcium alumino silicate glasses). The constants of elasticity were calculated in terms of the bond compression model and Makishima-Mackenzie model. The average cross-link density, the number of network bonds per unit volume, the average stretching-force constant, and the ratio of the estimated bulk modulus (K (bc) ) to the experimentally determined (K (e) ), have been calculated and discussed in terms of the bond compression model to analyze the role of PbO. Young's modulus, the packing density and dissociation energy have been calculated and analyzed according to the Makishima-Mackenzie model. The dimensionality of the glassy network has been calculated in terms of the d ratio (4C (44)/C (12)) and discussed in terms of the cross-link density of these glasses. C (12) = C (11)-2C (44), C (11) and C (44) are the longitudinal and shear elastic constant. The results show good agreement between the experimental and theoretical data for the representation of the constants of elasticity of borosilicate glasses.