Beebeecraft introduction about Glass VS Crystal

Summary: Did you compare glass to crystal? How do you think glass jewelry VS crystal? Beebeecraft will tell you more information about glass and crystal so that you can choose the one you like to make it better.

It is our impression that the glass and crystal are both clear and sometimes it is difficult to tell them. Before we made a judgment of glass VS crystal, we should know them well. In the following parts, we will introduce them from several aspects.

Identification
Glass is a man-made, non-crystalline material that is optically transparent and brittle material. It is usually made from three different materials: sand, soda ash, limestone. When most people talk about crystal, it often refers to a type of glass that is made from silica, lead oxide, soda and other additives.

Character
Glass is transparent and the weight changes with the materials. It won’t sparkle too shine ordinarily. The crystal can be divided into several groups. The inclusion of at least 24% lead oxide in the composition for crystal is called lead crystal. The lead can bring brilliance and weight to the product. So crystal is bright and sparkling beautiful.

Usage
Today, the glass material is widely used in jewelry craft making like many practical items such as optics, window glass, kitchen items, and industrial and products and so on, glass pearl beads are normal, And the crystal is mainly used in decoration and jewelry craft supplies. It can also be applied in industrial uses, Sphere, crystal ball and so on.

Actually some differences between glass and crystal can be seen by a naked eye. For example, you can see a crystal chandelier casts a spectrum of colors around the room, but the glass chandelier can’t. So do you decide which one you like better? All in all, I hope you can know them better.