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Hardness and low-temperature deformation of silica glass

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Vickers diamond pyramid hardness measurements have been made on silica glass with varying thermal history using loads up to 1000 g. Hardness was independent of load and source. From interference photographs and subsequent anneal of the indentations at temperatures belowT g, it was concluded that indentation leads primarily to densification of a volume of glass in the vicinity of the indenter. A portion of the densification which is recoverable at relatively low temperatures is attributed to molecular entanglement of the glassy network due to high pressure and shear. The other portion which is not recoverable belowT g represents an approach to the final equilibrium density of the glass. Hardness of silica glass as determined by this method is thus defined as a resistance of the material to densification.

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  1. Materials Division, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

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This paper is based on part of a thesis submitted by J. E. Neely in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August 1967.

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Neely, J.E., Mackenzie, J.D. Hardness and low-temperature deformation of silica glass. J Mater Sci 3, 603–609 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757906

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