Residual stress in glass: indentation crack and fractography approaches.
OBJECTIVE
To test the hypothesis that the indentation crack technique can determine surface residual stresses that are not statistically significantly different from those determined from the analytical procedure using surface cracks, the four-point flexure test, and fracture surface analysis.


METHODS
Soda-lime-silica glass bar specimens (4 mm x 2.3 mm x 28 mm) were prepared and annealed at 650 degrees C for 30 min before testing. The fracture toughness values of the glass bars were determined from 12 specimens based on induced surface cracks, four-point flexure, and fractographic analysis. To determine the residual stress from the indentation technique, 18 specimens were indented under 19.6N load using a Vickers microhardness indenter. Crack lengths were measured within 1 min and 24h after indentation, and the measured crack lengths were compared with the mean crack lengths of annealed specimens. Residual stress was calculated from an equation developed for the indentation technique. All specimens were fractured in a four-point flexure fixture and the residual stress was calculated from the strength and measured crack sizes on the fracture surfaces.


RESULTS
The results show that there was no significant difference between the residual stresses calculated from the two techniques. However, the differences in mean residual stresses calculated within 1 min compared with those calculated after 24h were statistically significant (p=0.003).


CONCLUSIONS
This study compared the indentation technique with the fractographic analysis method for determining the residual stress in the surface of soda-lime-silica glass. The indentation method may be useful for estimating residual stress in glass.
Anunmana
Chuchai
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Department of Dental Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL 32610-0446, USA. drchuchai@gmail.com
Anusavice
Kenneth J
KJ
Mecholsky
John J
JJ
D000465:Algorithms; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D006244:Hardness; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D018583:Pliability; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D044366:Transition Temperature
D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D010087:Oxides; C004569:soda lime; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide