A glass process that produces a perfectly smooth sheet of uniform thickness in high volume. The float process is used to produce virtually all common window glass today, thus the term "float glass."
contemporary sheet glass made by setting molten glass on bed of liquid tin; the result is an extremely polished and flat product
Glass produced by floating molten glass on a bath of molten tin, and then letting it cool slowly to form a flat sheet. The glass produced by this method is very smooth. It can be clear or coloured, and can have insulating coatings applied to it, for protection against heat or cold.
A HIGH QUALITY GLASS PRODUCED BY FLOATING IT'S MIXTURE ON A BED OF MOLTEN METAL.
Glass manufactured by floating molten glass in a ribbon form on a heated liquid of greater density than the glass - usually molten tin.
Glass formed on a bath of molten tin. The surface in contact with the tin is known as the tin surface or tin side. The top surface is known as the atmosphere surface or air side.
A fabrication process used to make flat glass by forming it in the molten stage on a bath of molten metal, usually tin. The vast majority of flat glass is now produced using this method. The term “plate†glass and “sheet†glass refer to older manufacturing methods still in limited use.
Glass which has its bottom surfaces formed by floating on molten metal, the top surface being gravity formed, producing a high optical quality of glass with parallel surfaces and, without polishing and grinding, the fire-finished brilliance of the finest sheet glass. Float is replacing plate glass.
High quality, transparent flat glass manufactured by means of the float tank procedure, that is, floating molten glass on a "tin-bath" at extremely high temperature.
Glass produced by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin, resulting in an optically flat surface. Float glass is the picture framing standard glass. After cooling the glass may be treated to control light reflections and increase ultraviolet light filtering properties.
A continuous process in which a ribbon of glass travels horizontally from the furnace into a chamber where it floats in a bath of molten tin at 1500° F which polishes the glass surface
Glass formed by a process of floating the material on a bed of molten metal. It produces a high-optical-quality glass with parallel surfaces, without polishing and grinding.
Glass manufactured by the float process, which involves floating glass on liquid tin as the glass cools.
Glass which is produced using the "float" process, developed by Pilkington (UK), in which the molten glass is floated on a pool of liquid tin under a nitrogen/hydrogen atmosphere. This high volume process results in glass which does not require grinding or polishing to achieve a high-quality finish. Float glass will typically have a strain point of 523°C, a CTE of 77 - 85 x 10 / °C, and a refractive index of 1.517. Typical composition of float glass is 72.6% SiO, 0.8% B, 1.7% Al, 4.6% CaO, 3.6% MgO, and 15.2% Na O. ITO coated float glass is only offered with a SiO passivation layer applied directly on the glass prior to ITO coating. It is available in two grades of glass - unpolished float glass and polished float glass.
A fabrication process used to make flat glass by drawing molten glass across a tin bath.
Raw glass, float refers to the process in which the glass was made.
A term for perfectly flat, clear glass (basic product). The term "float" glass derives from the production method, introduced in the UK by Sir Alastair Pilkington in the late 1950's, by which 90% of today's flat glass is manufactured.
Glass produced by a process in which the ribbon is floated across a bath of molten tin. The vast majority of flat glass is now produced using this method. The terms "plate" glass and "sheet" glass refer to older manufacturing methods still in limited use.
Flat plate glass made by the float process. The molten glass glides onto a liquid bath of tin alloy, “floating” on the molten tin to achieve a consistent thickness. Float glass is perfectly polished without any further treatment.
Often used with large windows, this plate glass from on top of thick, smooth, molten tin, because of its strength.
Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating the molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the glass uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern window glass is float glass.