The white house window has been shot through, now its up to the forensics investigators to figure out the glass fracture
Brittle materials like glass can’t bend, and so they break more easily. Researchers have traditionally thought that cracks in brittle materials grow because applied stress causes atomic bonds to stretch and pull apart at the tip of the crack. This process would produce sharp crack tips and smooth fracture surfaces
Characteristics of Glass
- Glass is transparent, water proof, it breaks easily, it allows light to pass
How is glass formed?
Glass is made by melting together several minerals at very high temperatures. Silica in the form of sand is the main ingredient and this is combined with soda ash and limestone and melted in a furnace at temperatures of 1700°C.
- through it and it's not flexible.(Examples: Cup, Window panes and spectacle
- through it and it's not flexible.(Examples: Cup, Window panes and spectacle