Chapter 3: Strength of Silica | Raw to Ready: Bombardier
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Chapter 3: Strength of Silica | Raw to Ready: Bombardier
In 5000 B.C. the crew of a Phoenician cargo ship hauling a natural sodium carbonate used for cleaning called natron discovered slica glass by resting their cooking pots on blocks of natron over their campfires. The process of combining natron and siica sand is still used today on a massive industrial scale. In the factory, a look at how the strong industrial windshields are installed into CRJ1000.