My gut instinct says no, it won't work.
However if you want to test for stresses - I use two of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polarising-Polarised-Polarizer-Filter-Film-Gel-Sheet-Science-50x100mm-2lee-d-/262826326296?hash=item3d31ab7918:g:jmAAAOSwqu9VHDZ1on top of a light box/light source. A window would work fine if you don't have a light box. Just hold one film behind and one in front, and rotate the top one 90 degrees.
Stress looks like this:

That's two chips of 104 fused to tekta - they cracked about three days after. Compare to:

There are two chips under there, you just can't see 'em! That's bullseye on top of bullseye.
[edited to add BE pic]