A California Glass failure analysis expert witness was asked to examine a failed wine bottle. A portion of the bottle top broke off midway down the cork as the cork was being removed. The root cause failure analysis revealed that the bottle had received a impact to the side. The distinct Wallner lines (see the […]
Glass Expert Discusses Glass Ovenware
A glass expert in California compares Pyrex glass ware from two eras. The original glass ovenware was developed by Corning Glass Works. They introduced annealed borosilicate glass that had a lower thermal expansion coefficient than the more common soda lime glass. The lower expansion coefficient reduced the level of thermal shock and allowed this glass […]