Characterisation of the mechanical and corrosive properties of newly developed glass-steel composites

This paper presents a preliminary research about a newly developed glass-steel composite created with diffusion welding of glass (C49-1) and carbon steel (St3sp).The main conclusions on the process of forming a diffusion zone during the welding of glass and steel are made.The results of quasi-static and cyclic mechanical tests and corrosion investigations are presented and interpreted on the basis of the microstructure developed during diffusion welding and described in this article.