Failure Analysis Services
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Glass failure and fracture analysis is a powerful tool combining the techniques of fractography and microscopy that allow the root cause of a glass breakage or glass product failure to be determined. Services include both the investigation of items that have already failed as well as quality assessment and physical and mechanical performance testing services to ensure proper due-diligence before products are placed upon the market or following concerns or complaints over the performance of existing products.
There are many reasons why glass might break, incl...
There are many reasons why glass might break, including design problems, glass quality, manufacturing or processing issues, material interaction, handling or abuse, and breakages may occur at any point from manufacture to use by the end consumer.
Circumstances surrounding a breakage can often be unclear, therefore using the evidence present within the broken sample to determine the true cause of failure can help to eliminate future problems and resolve disputes, whether between manufacturer and supplier, or when the end user has experienced glass failure. An expert witness service can be offered in the case of legal or civil disputes.
The benefits of using our specialist glass services are independence, confidentiality and flexibility.
Investigative Techniques
Depending on the nature of the product and the failure, a range of techiques are used including:
- Reconstruction of failed, broken, articles;
- Interpretation of fracture patterns;
- Analysis of fracture origins;
- Physical testing of intact samples;
- Assessment of the product design;
- Optical Microscopy;
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM);
- Composition Analysis.
Analysis for a wide range of products, including
- Architectual glass and glazing, including toughened, laminated and annealed glass;
- Bottles and jars, including champagnes, wines, beers, non-carbonated drinks and jars;
- Domestic glass, such as table glasses, ovenware, cookware, bowls, vases and jugs;
- Pharmaceutical glass, such as vials, ampoules and syringes;
- Automotive glass, for cars, commercial and industrial industrial vehicles;
- Furniture, such as tables, mirrors and other fixtures and fittings;
- Scientific glassware, such as beakers, conical flasks, burettes and tubes;
- Technical glass, such as specialist glass solders, semi-conductors and insulators;
- Industrial equipment glass, such as reaction chambers and pressure vessels.
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