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Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal of a low melting point, typically tin, [1] although lead was used for the process in the past. [2] This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and a very flat surface. [ 3 ]
Szkło float to rodzaj szkła płaskiego wytwarzanego w procesie, w którym stopione szkło unosi się na powierzchni kąpieli stopionego metalu (zazwyczaj cyny), co pozwala uzyskać jednolitą i spójną grubość, płaskość oraz jakość powierzchni.
Float glass is a type of flat glass produced through a process where molten glass is floated on a bath of molten metal (typically tin) to produce a uniform and consistent thickness, flatness and surface quality.
Szkło float to podstawowy rodzaj szkła, nazywany potocznie "szkłem zwykłym". Jest gładkie, przeźroczyste i charakteryzuje się lekko zielonkawą barwą, widoczną szczególnie na oszlifowanych krawędziach szkła. Zielonkawy kolor jest skutkiem zawartości tlenków żelaza w masie szklanej.
12 lut 2021 · Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal, typically tin, although lead and other various low-melting-point alloys were used in the past. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces.
A float plant, which operates non-stop for between 10-15 years, makes around 6000 kilometres of glass a year in thicknesses of 0.4 mm to 25 mm and in widths up to 3 metres. The float process has been licensed to more than 40 manufacturers in 30 countries.
Today, advances in bath technology enable glass to be made as thin as 0.3mm or as thick as 25mm. Exploitation of the results of Research and Development work has enabled Pilkington to manufacture float glass with the lowest defect rates in the world.
