The effect of a glass enamel coating on the strength and fatigue behaviour of float glass was investigated. Commercially available enamel that was comprised of Cu2Cr204 pigment particles in a bismuth-zinc borosilicate glass matrix was applied to a soda-lime-silica float glass via screen printing, followed by fusion at elevated temperature. Strengths of the enamelled specimens were evaluated in biaxial flexure using a ring-on-ring (ROR) test geometry, and the data were analysed using a conventional two-parameter Weibull distribution. Enamelling was found to significantly degrade the strength of the float glass.
Origin
Pennsylvania State University, Usa
Journal Title
J Am Ceram Soc 85 10 2002 2507-2514
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 2420