Subcritical crack growth and lifetime prediction of chemically strengthened aluminosilicate glass

Publication date: 15 May 2017
Source:Materials & Design, Volume 122
Author(s): Liangbao Jiang, Yi Wang, Iman Mohagheghian, Xiaoyu Li, Xintao Guo, Lei Li, John P Dear, Yue Yan
The effect of residual stress on subcritical crack growth in chemically strengthened aluminosilicate glass in air and water was firstly investigated using the double torsion (DT) technique. An experimental evaluation procedure was developed based on the DT method. The research demonstrates that high compressive stress (CS) and low central tension (CT) in chemically strengthened glass are beneficial in improving crack growth index and decreasing susceptibility to fatigue. Chemically strengthened glass with high CS and low CT exhibits a smaller proof-test ratio, which indicates better survival characteristics. The results are useful in designing the strength and optimizing the strengthening process by ion exchange to obtain a more robust glass with long service lifetime.

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