The fracture of thermally tempered glass is discussed in terms Of both the stored elastic strain energy in the glass due to tempering and the elastic energy release rate Of crack extension, 9. The latter is used to obtain an analytical correlation between the maximum tensile stress and the average particle size at time of fracture. The theoretical predictions are supported by experimental data obtained for various glass thicknesses and temper levels.
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