ON THE FORMATION OF AMORPHOUS SOLIDS

A general survey on theories of glass or amorphous solid formation, includingthe nature of glass transformation, the theory of free volume and that of entropy,the capability on the retention of the amorphous state as well as methods for de-termining the necessary critical cooling rates etc., has been carried out. The re-sults of kinetic treatment of amorphous solid formation shown by D. Turnbulland D. R. Uhlman and their co-workers have received particular attention.