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Glass Expert Performs a Bottle Failure Analysis

November 18, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

 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 […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Expert Witness, Glass, Heat Strengthened Glass, Low-E, Window Scratching

Glass Expert Discusses Glass Ovenware

September 18, 2008 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Glass Ovenware, Heat Strengthened Glass, Pyrex, Tempered Glass

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