Influence of Reaction Products on Reaction Between Water and Soda‐Lime‐Silica Glass

The collective effects of the reaction products on the reaction between water and soda‐lime‐silica glass were studied by investigating the reactions of the glass with each individual reaction product. The rate‐controlling processes in the reaction between water and the glass are considered to be the diffusion of cations and the breakdown of the glass network. A qualitative description of the mechanism of the reaction between the glass and water is suggested.