Effect of Abrasion-Induced Contact Damage on the Optical Properties and Strength of Float Glass

Abstract

Two commercially available float glasses, a borosilicate and a soda-lime-silicate, were subjected to an increasing number of abrasion cycles to determine the effects of the abrasion-induced contact damage on haze and flexure strength. The borosilicate did not decrease in strength and had a minimal increase in haze through and after 150 abrasion cycles as compared to the soda-lime-silicate glass. After 300 abrasion cycles, the strength of both glasses was essentially the same, but the haze of the soda-lime-silicate was significantly higher than the borosilicate glass. These results show that the borosilicate glass is more abrasion resistant than the soda-lime-silicate glass.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2018
Accession Number
AD1053761

Entities

People

  • Jacob M. Murdock
  • Jeffrey J. Swab
  • Parimal J. Patel

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abrasion
  • Abrasives
  • Abstracts
  • Bulletproof Glass
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flexural Strength
  • Glass
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Silica Glass
  • Silicates
  • Standards
  • Technical Ceramics
  • Test Methods
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Surface Coatings Technology.