Float or Clear Glass
Thickness Available: 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 12 mm
Sheet Sizes Available: 6x4, 8x6 and 10x7 feet
Float glass is made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. The resulting product is very flat and uniform thickness. This type of glass is used in all commercial and residential applications, including windows, doors, partitions, table tops and picture framing.
Float/Sheet Building Glass Raw glass materials typically include sand, sodium carbonate, dolomite, limestone, and sodium sulfate. Other materials may be added as colourants, refining agents, or to adjust the physical and chemical properties of the glass. Raw materials are mixed in a batch mixing process, then fed together with suitable cutlet (waste glass) in a controlled ratio, into a furnace where it is heated to approximately 1500°C. The molten glass is then fed onto the surface of a molten bath of tin, forming a floating ribbon with even thickness and perfectly smooth surface on both sides. While floating on the tin, the glass ribbon is gradually cooled down to 600°C before it is taken off the tin. Lastly, it is further cooled in an annealing kiln.
Sheet Sizes Available: 6x4, 8x6 and 10x7 feet
Float glass is made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. The resulting product is very flat and uniform thickness. This type of glass is used in all commercial and residential applications, including windows, doors, partitions, table tops and picture framing.
Float/Sheet Building Glass Raw glass materials typically include sand, sodium carbonate, dolomite, limestone, and sodium sulfate. Other materials may be added as colourants, refining agents, or to adjust the physical and chemical properties of the glass. Raw materials are mixed in a batch mixing process, then fed together with suitable cutlet (waste glass) in a controlled ratio, into a furnace where it is heated to approximately 1500°C. The molten glass is then fed onto the surface of a molten bath of tin, forming a floating ribbon with even thickness and perfectly smooth surface on both sides. While floating on the tin, the glass ribbon is gradually cooled down to 600°C before it is taken off the tin. Lastly, it is further cooled in an annealing kiln.
