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GLASS SHEETS

USES

Building Construction
Decoration
Vehicles
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GLASS SHEETS

GLASS SHEETS

RAW MATERIALS: SILICA SAND

RAW MATERIALS: SODA ASH

Main ingredient in manufacturing glass

Characteristics:

Source of Sodium Carbonate

Flux agent

Hard
Chemically inert
High melting point
Extremely heat durable

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Lowers the melting point of silica

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Makes the glass soluble in water

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RAW MATERIALS: LIMESTONE

Source of Calcium Oxide
Provides chemical durability
Helps the glass from weathering

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RAW MATERIALS: SALT CAKE

Fining agent

Removes small air bubbles from molten glass

Fluxes the glass

Prevents scum formation of the glass

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melt

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GLASS SHEETS

RAW MATERIALS: NEPHELINE SYENITE

RAW MATERIALS: OTHER ADDITIVES

Provides sufficient additives of alumina

Source:

and alkali

Enables glass batches to have lower

viscosity

Increases the resistance for scratching and

breaking

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Lead-increases glass reflective property

Boron-alters the thermal and electrical properties of the glass
Lanthanum Oxide-increases the light reflectivity of glass
Iron-used to absorb infrared energy

Flux agent

GLASS SHEETS

RAW MATERIALS: COLOR ADDITIVES

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Source:

Source:

Melting

Refining

Float
Bath

Coating

Finished
Product

Cutting

Inspection

Annealing

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Source:

Raw Materials
Cullet

Melting

Temp: 1500C

Refining

Source:

Molten
Glass

Molten Glass
Temp: 1500C

Float Bath
Molten Tin

Glass Ribbon
Temp: 600C

Combustion Air

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GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Source:

Glass Ribbon

Coating

Source:

Glass Ribbon

Glass Ribbon

Annealing

Glass Sheet

Chemical Vapors

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

GLASS SHEETS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

Source:

Glass Sheet

Inspection

Source:

Glass Sheet

Long Glass
Sheet

Cutting

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