Comparison of glass surfaces as a countertop material to existing surfaces
Abstract
Gleen Glass, a small production glass company that creates countertops, was selected for the Technology Assistance Program through Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gleen Glass was seeking material property analysis comparing glass as a countertop material to current surfaces (i.e. marble, granite and engineered stone). With samples provided from Gleen Glass, testing was done on granite, marble, and 3 different glass surfaces ('Journey,' 'Pebble,' and 'Gleen'). Results showed the glass surfaces have a lower density, lower water absorption, and are stronger in compressive and flexural tests as compared to granite and marble. Thermal shock tests showed the glass failed when objects with a high thermal mass are placed directly on them, whereas marble and granite did not fracture under these conditions.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1032418
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-20944
TRN: US201202%%385
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABSORPTION; FRACTURES; GLASS; GRANITES; MARBLE; PRODUCTION; TESTING; THERMAL MASS; THERMAL SHOCK; WATER
Citation Formats
Turo, Laura A, and Winschell, Abigail E. Comparison of glass surfaces as a countertop material to existing surfaces. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web. doi:10.2172/1032418.
Turo, Laura A, & Winschell, Abigail E. Comparison of glass surfaces as a countertop material to existing surfaces. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1032418
Turo, Laura A, and Winschell, Abigail E. 2011.
"Comparison of glass surfaces as a countertop material to existing surfaces". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1032418. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1032418.
@article{osti_1032418,
title = {Comparison of glass surfaces as a countertop material to existing surfaces},
author = {Turo, Laura A and Winschell, Abigail E},
abstractNote = {Gleen Glass, a small production glass company that creates countertops, was selected for the Technology Assistance Program through Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gleen Glass was seeking material property analysis comparing glass as a countertop material to current surfaces (i.e. marble, granite and engineered stone). With samples provided from Gleen Glass, testing was done on granite, marble, and 3 different glass surfaces ('Journey,' 'Pebble,' and 'Gleen'). Results showed the glass surfaces have a lower density, lower water absorption, and are stronger in compressive and flexural tests as compared to granite and marble. Thermal shock tests showed the glass failed when objects with a high thermal mass are placed directly on them, whereas marble and granite did not fracture under these conditions.},
doi = {10.2172/1032418},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1032418},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
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