[ATM] Polishing with WAO?

[Michael Wheatley <mwheatley@telus.net>]

Mel's material reminded me of some information on crack propagation 
in glass.  Before breaking plate glass you wet the score line because 
the water at the base of the crack dramatically weakens the glass at 
that point where the stress is greatest.

Mike Wheatley

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At 09:37 AM 12/15/06 -0800, Mel Bartels wrote:
>...
>No.  Aluminum oxide is not nearly as efficient as cerium oxide or iron oxide
>in stripping oxygen atoms from the glass.  See
>http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/chemical_mechanical_polishing.html
>...
>
>Mel Bartels

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