Soda lime glass is the most prevalent type of glass and is prepared by melting the raw materials, such as soda, lime, silica, alumina, and small quantities of fining agents in a glass furnace at temperatures up to 1675°C. Soda lime sheet glass is made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Soda lime glass is the base material for most clear, colored and patterned glass types.
Features
Can be chemically strengthened to increase mechanical strength*
Can be heat strengthened or heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength
Can be machined, optically coated, chemically etched, sandblasted, colored, or laminated
Good flatness and surface quality due to float process
The lowest cost solution for sheet fabricating glass components
Soda lime glass is the most prevalent type of glass and is prepared by melting the raw materials, such as soda, lime, silica, alumina, and small quantities of fining agents in a glass furnace at temperatures up to 1675°C. Soda lime sheet glass is made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Soda lime glass is the base material for most clear, colored and patterned glass types.
Features
- Can be chemically strengthened to increase mechanical strength*
- Can be heat strengthened or heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength
- Can be machined, optically coated, chemically etched, sandblasted, colored, or laminated
- Good flatness and surface quality due to float process
- The lowest cost solution for sheet fabricating glass components
