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Ceramic materials are used in nuclear, chemical and electrical power generation industries because of their ability to withstand extreme environments. However, at high temperatures, ceramics are susceptible to thermal-shock fractures caused by rapid temperature-changing events, such as cold water droplet contact with hot surfaces. In a novel interdisciplinary approach, engineers report the use of a cheap, simple, water-repelling coating to prevent thermal shock in ceramics.
Source: Improved thermal-shock resistance in industrial ceramics
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 25 2018, @05:28AM (1 child)
Two things:
1. the problem is mostly that the "old pyrex" of value is now lost among the new
2. nobody in north america brands home cooking glass as borosilicate. Yes, for installed glass cooking surfaces, and for chemists. But not houseware glass. So there's no way to buy it /reliably/ which is the point of the parent complaint.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 25 2018, @11:03AM
There's life outside north america. I have used SIMAX (Czech) and Boral (German) glassware and they have never failed me when handling heat/cold (only mechanically due to my clumsiness).
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=simax [amazon.com]