Thermal and Mechanical Characterization

The basic factor limiting the use of glasses is their unsatisfactory mechanical strength. The improvement of the mechanical strength of glasses is usually obtained by applying their respective thin surface layers. The object of the research was glass coated with zirconium oxide. For the application of zirconium oxide layer, LPPS (Low Pressure Plasma Spraying) method was used. The resulting materials were subjected to detailed examination of the thermal properties (cp-DSC, dilatometer, laser flash analysis), and mechanical tests (Vickers hardness and modulus of elasticity). The study showed that the obtained LPPS layer of zirconium oxide (IV) on glasses influence the improvement of the mechanical properties. It has been shown that the applied layers have high adhesion to the substrate.