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IT is now generally recognized that one of the main characteristics of a vitreous material is that its atomic structure has no long-range order1. This means that the individual interatomic bonds will not have the length and direction which they have in a crystal, and, because of this, these bonds will not have their normal strength. If it is assumed that the bonds within a certain small region are subjected to a similar distortion, then it will be correct to think of this region as being subjected to a mechanical stress. It is of some interest to calculate the order of magnitude of these internal stresses.
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RAWSON, H. Internal Stresses caused by Disorder in Vitreous Materials. Nature 171, 169 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171169a0
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