Stress relaxation of a soda lime silicate glass below the glass transition temperature

Stress relaxation is an important effect in the ion-exchange procedure of glasses, as it controls the stress profile and the strength. Creep and stress relaxation tests have been performed to study the viscoelastic behavior of soda-lime silicate glass at typical ion-exchange temperatures. The experimental data of these tests can be fitted well by the Burger model and a comparison between the viscosity data from both tests was made. The strain and temperature dependences of the stress relaxation process were studied and the glass exhibited a non-linear viscoelastic behavior and an anomalous temperature dependence. In addition, it was found there is a relationship between the glass density and the stress relaxation behavior.

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