... containing Zr, Ba, and Th; U, Ba, and Mn; and Sc, Ba, and Y displayed a continuous decrease in corrosion ratewith time. Those containing Th, Ba, Mn, and Yb or Th, Ba, Zn, and Yb displayed a ... READINGClark, D.E.; Zoitos, B.K.; Eds. Corrosion of Glass, Ceramics and Ceramic Superconductors; Noyes Publications: Park Ridge, NJ,1992.Paul, A. Chemistry of Glasses; Chapman and Hall: New York, 1982;293 ... INTRODUCTIONThe corrosion of glassy materials is predominantly throughthe action of aqueous media. The attack by gases quite often isthat of water vapor or some solution after various speciescondense and...