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Techniques for obtaining controlled fractures in sheet glass by means of thermal stress are outlined. The velocity behavior of fracture under different stress configurations is analyzed, and it is seen that the nature of crack is strongly influenced by the ambient stress field. The peak velocity of a typical free-running fracture is observed to be 1450 m/sec and the corresponding crack opening to be 4 microns.
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Mohanty, B.B. Some characteristics of thermal fracture in glass. Experimental Mechanics 12, 471–474 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02328818
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