What are the advantages and disadvantages of glass sculptures?
this is for a school project and i need 2 sentences for both pro’s and con’s of making a glass sculpture
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9:50 am on September 5th, 2010
Con: large glass sculptures are hard to work and the annealing time to prevent them from cracking is days and weeks and requires a substantial kiln.
9:50 am on September 5th, 2010
pros: it’s pretty
cons: it breaks easily
9:50 am on September 5th, 2010
Advantages:
1.Transparency:
# It offers superior Transparency has to be balanced with its relatively low R-value (energy saving). R-value is considered as one of the most important factors.
2.Re cyclic use:
# Glass can be reused for the production of new, different glasses products (external recycling).
3.Insulation:
# Low -E improves the insulation qualities.
Disadvantages:
# Mining of glass sand results in particulate emissions, soil erosion, pollutant runoff.
# Air pollution associated with energy consumption for mining, processing, and transporting materials.
# Glass manufacturing release air pollutants that contribute to numerous environmental problems.
# Manufacturing is high energy consuming due to high temperature required for processing the raw materials.