Tony “Abolish ICE” Arcieri🌹🦀2d ago

If the main step of "Gorilla Glass" a.k.a. aluminosilicate glass is simply dipping fully formed glass (with some special ingredients) in a molten salt bath, why isn't everything made of it and why are so few companies making "unbreakable" glass with it?

It seems like Pyrex / borosilicate is comparatively ubiquitous, but not as durable.

Show threadTony “Abolish ICE” Arcieri🌹🦀2d ago

The East German company Superfest was apparently working with aluminosilicate glass in the '80s, creating "unbreakable" glasses, but went out of business.

I guess it's hard to displace a cheap breakable product with an expensive unbreakable product, especially since it takes away a repeat customer multiplier for the breakages.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/06/superfest-unbreakable-drinking-glasses-east-germany

Smashing idea: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ drinking glasses

In the 1980s, a company called Superfest pioneered extra strong glass – but it disappeared with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now it’s making a comeback

The Guardian
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