BREAKING THE MYTH-THE NON-CORROSION OF GLASS
Glass per se considered as an inert material and used to store substances that would be corrosive to other materials, is it impervious to corrosion altogether? No, reports the corrosion-doctors.org., a self described common science and engineering information hub. It is reported that glass is quite susceptible to degradation under particular conditions. Glass certainly is much more resistant to corrosion than most materials, and thus is generally considered or thought of as corrosion-proof. Glass doors and window panes in buildings remain clear and apparently unaffected after years of exposure; glass bottles hold a range of liquids that would dissolve other materials; and chemical reactions carried out in glass beakers and flasks in laboratory do not cause any damage to the beaker/flask or contamination of the solutions reacting. Despite these indications that demonstrate that glass is indestructible by chemical attack, there is strong evidence that confirms that under certain conditions glass corrodes or even dissolves.