M. Matecki et al., ELASTIC-MODULI OF HALIDE GLASSES - EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATIONS AND APPLICATION OF THE MAKISHIMA AND MACKENSIES THEORY, European journal of solid state and inorganic chemistry, 32(5), 1995, pp. 483-492
The a priori calculation of the elastic moduli of oxide glasses was pr
oposed by Makishima and Mackenzie. The application of these relations
to halide glasses leads to values in relatively good agreement with th
e experimental results - 54 instead of 55 GPa for the ZBLAN glass - al
though the nature of the chemical bond is different.