Glass – Shaping and Joining

Engineering Studies – P4 Biomedical Engineering – Materials and Manufacturing

This topic introduces manufacturing methods used to shape glass products and the ways that glass can be joined.

Key Concepts

• Glass- types and laminates
• Shaping methods for glass
• Joining methods for glass

Discussion Questions

1. Explain the properties of glass that make it suitable for many biomedical applications.
2. Describe the structure of glass.
3. Describe a shaping method used for a glass in an example biomedical product.
4. Describe joining methods used for glass.