Read Consulting was engaged to examine a failed polypropylene (PP) lawn chair used poolside in a desert environment. In this type of environment, air temperatures can reach higher than 110°F. This means the surface of a dark chair can reach temperatures higher than 150°F. Previous studies on polypropylene plumbing failures have shown that hot chlorinated […]
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Failure Analysis on Photo Voltaic (PV) Cover Glass.
Read Consulting a California failure analysis laboratory was charged with performing a root cause failure analysis of several broken PV module glass covers. The glass covers are heat strengthened glass; they have a surface compression of 4500 psi to 7000 psi. They are cemented to the solar cell panels with a transparent adhesive. A representative […]
Analysis of Tempered Glass Doors Failures
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 […]
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