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Light microscopy is of great importance for basic research, analysis in materials science and for the practical control of fabrication steps. Wlien used conventionally it serves to reveal structures of objects which are otherwise mvisible to the eye or magnifying glass, such as micrometre-sized structures of microelectronic devices on silicon wafers. The lateral resolution of the teclmique is detennined by the wavelength of tire light... 

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Some important everyday items that are made from polymers with widely different properties Include billiard balls, plastic dishes, soda bottles, barrier and decorative films, egg cartons, polymeric drinking glasses, foam seats, and automotive tires. These applications for synthetic polymers have developed over about 150 years. As shown in Table 2.1, modern polymer material science and technology can be traced back to as early as 1770 [1]. Some Important advances In the understanding of polymer production were developed before World War II. 

Figure 1.67 Specific volume as a function of temperature on cooling from the melt for a polymer that tends to crystallize. Region A is liquid, B liquid with elastic response, C supercooled liquid, D glass, E crystallites in a supercooled liquid matrix, F crystallites in a glassy matrix, and G completely crystalline. Paths ABCD, ABEF, and ABG represent fast, intermediate, and very slow cooling rates, respectively. From K. M. Ralls, T. H. Courtney, and J. Wulff, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering. Copyright 1976 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. This material is used by permission of John Wiley Sons, Inc.

Figure 4.2 Dependence of viscosity on temperature for several silica-based glasses. Reprinted, by permission, from W. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction, 5th ed., p. 425. Copyright 2000 by John Wiley Sons, Inc.

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Applying fracture mechanics techniques to characterize brittle materials has become an important subfield of materials science, and a reasonable understanding of the relation between toughness, composition, and microstructure is available. Silicate glasses have toughness values of 0.7-1,0 MPam, alumina ceramics values of 4-5 MPam, and glass ceramics values of 1-4 MPam, (the fracture toughness of metals is often > 50 MPam "),... 

The author gratefully acknowledges the collaboration of Dr. K. Kandori, Mrs. A. Yasu-kawa, Mr. M. Wakamura and Mr. H. Saito. This work was supported in part by the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education of the Japanese Government and the Nippon Sheet Glass Fund for Materials Science and Technology. 

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