The glass experts at Read Consulting were asked to perform a glass failure analysis on a drinking glass that had failed in a restaurant and had injured a customer. The customer had just filled the glass with cold water and was lifting it when it fell apart causing an injury. failure analysis determined that the […]
Glass Expert Performs a Window Defect Analysis
California glass expert was asked to analyze a window defect that appears as a streak in the window. The glass failure analysis showed that the streaks in the window were strings of bubbles near the surface of the glass. Upper right is a photograph of the window defect which appears as streaks. Upper left is […]
Glass Failure Analysis: Tempered Glass Pot Cover
California glass expert performs a root cause failure analysis on a failed tempered glass pot cover. The pot cover failed “spontaneously” in the users home, and the handle with captured glass was submitted to the California failure analysis lab for evaluation. The failure was caused by the interaction of the handle hardware (i.e. cup washer) […]
CA Glass Expert Performs Bottle Failure Analysis
Overview of Assembled Bottle 8X Mag. View of Origin on Bottle 40X Mag. View of Origin on Neck 40X Mag. California glass expert was asked perform a glass failure analysis on numerous small cosmetic bottles. These bottles all failed where the neck intersected the shoulder of the bottle. Microscopic photos of a representative failure are […]
Tempered Glass Expert Discusses Glass Edge Finish
California glass expert discusses the importance of edge finish on tempered glass. Tempered soda lime glass has replaced low expansion borosilicate glass for small oven doors and glass tops for cookware. This reduces costs, but can reduce reliability. One important aspect of these tempered glass pieces is the edge quality. Poor edge finishing can introduce […]
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