2. What is glass-ceramic? Please explain the differences between glass and glass & ceramics ? (Please consider microstructures and mechanical behavior etc.)

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2. What is glass-ceramic? Please explain the differences between glass and glass & ceramics ?
(Please consider microstructures and mechanical behavior etc.)

a) If you want to obtain transparent diopside glaze, which oxides/raw materials will you choose,
why? What parameters will you pay attention to create these crystals? Why?

b) When you prepared transparent anorthite glaze, you realized that, this glaze did not show
transparent property and it was completely opaque. What are the reasons for this effect? How
will you solve this problem? Please explain ?

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