Glass experts at Read Consulting performed a glass failure analysis on several fully tempered glass oven doors that failed in an unexpected manner during thermal shock testing. 100% of these doors failed the glass thermal shock test. The subject tempered glass doors were painted with a 20µ thick picture frame on one side (top left […]
Glass Experts Examine Hotel Window Defect
The glass experts at Read Consulting performed a window defect analysis on defective windows at a hotel. The windows began to appear dirty, and no amount of cleaning could remove the “dirt”. When initially installed, the insulated glass (I.G.) windows appeared normal. However, over time they began to appear perpetually dirty. Using a microscope […]
California Window Expert Performs Tempered Glass Failure Analysis
California glass expert was asked to perform a glass failure analysis on a glass door that failed spontaneously, The failure analysis lab located the failure origin. The glass experts then examined the fracture surface at the origin, and they determined that the root cause of the failure was a nickel sulfide particle. The failure origin magnified 200X […]
Shot Glass Failure Analysis
The glass expert at Read Consulting failure analysis lab was asked to perform a failure analysis on a glass sliver removed from a woman’s stomach. The woman had been out drinking the night before, and the following morning had stomach pains. The cause of the pain was found to be a glass sliver logged in her stomach. Part of the analysis […]
California Glass Expert Examines an Aircraft Windshield Failure
Read Consulting failure analysis lab performed a glass failure analysis on a failed aircraft windshield. The windshield of a turbo-prop aircraft suddenly cracked during descent through clouds. Initially it was thought that static electricity had caused the glass failure. Initially it was proposed that the static electricity sought the aircraft “ground” through heating wires in […]
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