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Glass Surface Cracks Caused by Alkaline Solution Containing an Alkaline‐Earth Element
Author(s) -
Tomozawa M.,
Oka Y.,
Wahl J. M.
Publication year - 1981
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.1151-2916.1981.tb09569.x
Subject(s) - alkaline earth metal , materials science , alkali metal , earth (classical element) , mineralogy , composite material , metallurgy , chemistry , metal , organic chemistry , mathematical physics , physics
When glass was treated in a hot alkaline solution containing a small amount of heavy alkaline earth elements such as Ba or Sr, sharp cracks formed on the glass surface. The severity of the crack formation was greater, the heavier the alkaline earth element. The cracks caused a drastic reduction in the mechanical strength of the glass.