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PUBLICATIONS

Glass and Dimensional Metrology

Published

Author(s)

Theodore D. Doiron

Abstract

Ordinary glass, even good optical quality glass, will shrink up to 20 micrometers/meter over the first few years after its manufacture. Gages made of glass are therefore not suitable as high accuracy artifacts unless they are calibrated often. Better choices are fused silica or fused quartz, glasses which are more expensive but very stable.
Citation
Quality Magazine
Volume
36
Pub Type
Journals
Manufacturing and Metrology

Citation

Doiron, T. (1997), Glass and Dimensional Metrology, Quality Magazine (Accessed October 7, 2025)

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Created April 1, 1997, Updated February 19, 2017
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