Glass failure analysis expert witness discusses a common glass bottle manufacturing defect. After the bottle has been formed it is removed hot from the clam shell tool. If it encounters any localized cooling at this stage, it can form a manufacturing defect called a “chill crack”. Thermal shock cause the cooled area to shrink, and […]
Cosmetic Bottle Failure Analysis
Glass failure analysis expert witness performs failure analysis on a broken small cosmetic bottle. This bottle failure occured when it was being capped on the line. The objective of the analysis was to determine the cause of the failure and to advise the bottle manufacturer. The bottle broke into two pieces, and these are shown […]
Pyrex Glass Failure Analysis: Glass Baking Dish Failure Analysis
California glass expert witness performed a failure analysis on a pyrex glass baking dish. This dish was made from pyrex borosilicate glass, and the glass failure occured as the dish was being removed from the oven. The failure initiated at an internal glass defect. The defect appears to be a colapsed bubble (seed) in the […]
Champagne Bottle Glass Failure Analysis
Glass failure expert performed a complete glass failure analysis on numerous champagne bottles that had failed in the riddling process. These bottles are used for riddling and they are made from a large amount of re-cycled glass. Several of these bottle failures initiated at a site that had a piece of unmelted cullet (Note: Cullet […]
Grinding Wheel Failure Analysis
Failure analysis expert witness performed a failure analysis on a broken grinding wheel. This is part of a product liability case where it was claimed that the wheel broke apart during normal use and injured the user. Examination of the wheel showed that the wheel had been broken by someone clamping it and breaking off […]
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