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Glass Expert performs a Failure Analysis of a Wine Glass

November 9, 2014 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

 California glass expert performed a failure analysis on a failed wine glass. Glass failure analysis requires locating the fracture origin. The origin is then analyzed microscopically to determine the cause of failure. In this case the failure origin was on the rim of the glass. At the failure origin is a very small mirror fracture […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Wine, Wine Glass

Wine Glass Failure Analysis

October 8, 2008 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

              Glass failure expert witness performs a root cause failure analysis on a failed wine glass. Failure analysis revealed that the failure initiated on the inside edge at the bead on the top. The top left photograph shows the re-assembled glass; the arrow indicates the crack starting point. The […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bending Stress, Glass, Photomicrograph, Wine Glass

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