Read Consulting, a California failure analysis laboratory, was asked to determine the root cause of the failure of tempered glass patio doors. Installed in 2019–2020-time frame. A year after installation several glass doors spontaneously failed. Read Consulting performed a root cause failure analysis on representative doors. The results indicate that the plate glass (i.e., the […]
Glass Failure Analysis: Glass Encapsulated Surface Mount Diodes
Figure #1: Overview of glass encapsulated diode, Glass to metal seals perform an important role in electronic circuit assembly and packaging. Many sensitive devices, such as diodes, are encapsulated in glass to metal seals. These are then surface mounted onto circuit boards. Read Consulting has extensive experience with glass to metal seals (GTMS) […]
Glass Failure Analysis of Another Exploding Beer Bottle
Read Consulting Failure Analysis Laboratory was engaged to determine the cause of failure of a 12 oz beer bottle. This bottle was said to have exploded and caused injury to a person. The explanation was that the bottle spontaneously exploded as it was being pushed into a cooler filled with ice. Discussion The cause of […]
Glass Failure Analysis of Borosilicate Glass Coffee Press
Over the years, Read Consulting glass failure analysis laboratory has performed numerous glass failure analyses on broken borosilicate glass coffee presses. The presses are made from 2 to 3mm thick annealed low expansion borosilicate glass. The low expansion glass is required to reduce thermal shock when hot liquid is poured into the cold glass container. […]
Sun Tea Jar Glass Failure Analysis; This is a Design Defect
Read Consulting was engaged to determine the cause for the injury to a user of a sun tea jar. While lifting the sun tea jar by its handle, the jar fell out of the top and broke. When this occurred, the user tried to grasp the jar as it was falling and was injured by […]
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