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Detenderizing Glass

Not All Glass is Fragile. Glass Intended for Safety Lenses is Changed from Tender to Tough by the Comparatively Simple application of a Trick That Reverses its Normal Stresses and Puts the Surface Under Compression Balanced by Internal Tension. Industrial Eye Injuries Can be Reduced

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 171 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Detenderizing Glass” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 171 No. 2 (), p. 73
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0844-73