Abstract
It has been known for a long time that silicate glasses are sensitive to static fatigue : the duration of the application of the loading has an effect on the strength of glass. The “ long term ” strength is different from the “ short term ” strength. In the present paper a short review of some practical manifestations of this phenomenon is done. Its interpretation is then overviewed: the role of ambient water is well established. It is a stress-activated chemical reaction of water from the environment with the silicon-oxygen bonds. It takes place very efficiently in the highly strained material at the tip of a surface crack. This enables its sub-critical growth to be explained. In the last part, questions and issues are presented, which, to the author’s opinion, still need to be investigated.
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Gy, R. (2001). Stress Corrosion of Glass. In: Bouchaud, E., Jeulin, D., Prioul, C., Roux, S. (eds) Physical Aspects of Fracture. NATO Science Series, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0656-9_22
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