Imagine a container is removed from a hot oven and plunged into cold water. Use your answer from Question 3 to justify which material would be more likely to have better thermal shock resistance.

Question

Glass: α=9∗10−6C−1

Pyrex: α=4∗10−6C−1

Which material would be more likely to have better thermal shock resistance?

Glass
Pyrex

Answer 1

Pyrex