Building materials: Glass and plastic

Hello all, it is a pleasure to write in this community once again. And today i will be talking about Glass and rubber which is most common among us. Firstly i want to talk about glass so lets start.

Glass

Glass is a type of ceramics which is hard and is made from sand, time, potash soda and leadoxide. These raw materials are mixed together and placed into a furnace to melt, then it is molded in any desired form or object.

Properties of glass

There are some properties of glass and they are;

1. Electrical insulator
2. Transparency
3. Brittleness
4. Resistance to corrosion
5. Hardness

Uses of glass

1. Building
   a) Doors
   b) Windows
   c) walls

2. Interior decorations
   a) Mirror
   b) flower vases

3. Electrical/Electronics
   a) Bulbs
   b) Fluorescent tubes
   c) Television screen

4. Automobiles
   a) Winds screen
   b) Side mirror
   c) Lead lamp, rear lamb

5. Laboratory
   a) Tubes
   b) bottles
   c) Jars
   d) Lens

6. Homes
   a) Tumbler
   b) cups
   c) mug
   d) Plate
   e) Mirror etc

That is all i have to say about glass now lets talk about rubber.

Rubber is a very common material which is for different purposes or uses so lets talk about it. Rubber is an organic material and non-metallic.

Types of rubbers

There are two types of rubbers and they are;

1. Natural rubber: It is made from the latex of rubber tree. Latex is a milky white liquid gotten from the bark of a rubber tree

2. Synthetic rubber: These are artificially made from organic materials gotten from petroleum products oil etc.

Properties of rubber

a) Elasticity: It means that rubbers are able to be expanded

b) Floating: It means that rubbers can float on water without sinking

c) Insulation: It means that rubber is not a conductor of electricity

Uses of rubbers

1. Domestic uses
   a) shoe sole and slippers
   b) football
   c) Catapult
   d) Balloons
   e) Rubber shoes or sandals

2. Industrial uses
   a) Tyres and tubes
   b) Shocks absorbers in vehicle
   c) Electrical Insulation
   d) Gloves
   e) Belt and car bumpers

So friends this is what i can say about the following materials keep following to get more post thank you reading in advance