Effects of Various Solutions on Cutting and Crack Growth of Soda-Lime Glasses

Abstract

In order to investigate the effects of various solutions on soda-lime-silica glass during cutting and after indentation, the observation of crack growth has been performed. Flaking length and micro-hair crack length were determined in 11 media including oil, alcohol, water and air by means of scoring and micro Vickers' method, respectively. It was suggested that the values of the maximum flaking length and the growth of micro-hair crack are related with the dielectric constant of media employed in this study.