On the Thermal Shock Resistance of Sheet Glass

JSGT 1953 V37 T306-T315

A study of published data for sheet glass disclosed that the thermal shock resistance is inversely proportional to the square root of the thickness of the glass. Edge seaming produced higher thermal shock values than using glass with raw cut edges. Allowing the glass to age after cutting or seaming also produced a noticeable increase in the thermal shock resistance. Within certain limits the size of abrasive in wet wheels used for seaming had little effect on the thermal shock values.

W. C. Leven-Good & E. C. Montgomery