On the kinetics of crack growth in glass

Abstract

This paper reports on the results of investigations of the crack growth kinetics in glasses under different test conditions (in media containing moisture and under vacuum with the complete removal of water from the glass surface) in the test temperature range from room temperature to 430°C. The specific features of the glass fracture at the subcritical stage of crack growth and the critical fracture stage have been discussed. The results obtained have been analyzed with invoking the data available in the literature.