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Glass Failure Analysis of Wine Bottle Fracture

April 12, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass Failure Analysis of Wine Bottle Fracture

California Glass Failure Expert performs a root cause failure analysis of a broken wine bottle. Included is an analysis of damage caused by the cork screw, crack initiation and crack propagation.

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Bottle, Glass, Wine Bottle

Glass Failure Analysis of Tempered Glass

April 8, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass Failure Analysis of Tempered Glass

California Materials Failure Expert performs a Root Cause failure analysis of two tempered glass objects; a basketball backboard and a pickup truck rear window. Includes a discussion of Polarimeter surface stress measurements using a Strainoptics Grazing Angle Surface Polarimeter, GASP. Included is a detailed glass fracture analysis which includes determining the failure origin. This failure analysis study demonstrates how to analyze tempered glass.

 

Filed Under: White Papers Tagged With: Glass, Glass Fracture, Tempered Glass

Plastic Failure Analysis of Chair

March 31, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Plastic Failure Expert performs a Root Cause failure analysis on a plastic lawn chair. This paper discusses plastic fatigue, plastic weathering and plastic overload failure.

 

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Glass Failure Analysis of a Sauce Bottle

March 28, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Glass Failure Expert performs a Root Cause failure analysis on a broken sauce bottle. This paper discusses analyzing a broken sauce bottle using Nomarski prism photomicroscopy.

Filed Under: White Papers

Glass Failure Analysis on several Tempered Glass Doors

March 26, 2017 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Glass Failure Expert performs a Root Cause failure analysis on several tempered glass doors. This paper discusses analyzing tempered glass using Nomarski prism photomicroscopy, SEM and EDS analysis.

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