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GLASS CONTAINERS 1
Author(s) -
Bitting A. W.
Publication year - 1922
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1922.tb17636.x
Subject(s) - hydrostatic pressure , bottle , composite material , pound (networking) , materials science , hammer , forensic engineering , mineralogy , metallurgy , geology , engineering , physics , world wide web , computer science , thermodynamics
For centuries glass bottles have been recognized as superior containers. At present over 4000 different sizes and shapes are being made and the industry is in a state of rapid extension. Glass containers possess the advantage of being sanitary and permitting the contents to be seen. Recently the laboratory of the Glass Container Association has tested 180 lots of beverage bottles. Some of the better types, or those approaching the champagne style, were found to withstand an end crushing pressure of from 8000 to 12000 pounds, a transverse pressure of from 800 to 1800 pounds, a hydrostatic pressure of from 400 to 1600 pounds, and an impact of a fifty‐pound hammer falling from 2 to 6 feet. Similar tests are in progress on other types of containers and on the closures employed. Troubles due to alkalinity are of rare occurrence.