Practical strength of glass containers : Part 1. Influence of the type of defect

Abstract

The practical strength of container glass depends not only on the stress distribution at the surface, but also on the type and distribution of surface defects. After the elimination of the influence of the container shape by means of finite element methods, different types of defect show a different behaviour in the Weibull plot. Especially seeds and blisters are shown to be twice as dangerous as inhomogeneides caused by handling materials. The accuracy of the stress determination is limited, thus, an identification of different types of inhomogeneities from the Weibull plot is not possible under the present conditions.