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Architectural glass

Float Glass

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, although lead was used for the process in the past. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and a very flat surface.

Float Glass
FIG. 01 — Float Glass

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About

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, although lead was used for the process in the past. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and a very flat surface.

The resulting glass has perfectly flat and parallel surfaces.

Float glass is the basic glass used to manufacture most other products:

reflective glass,

mirrors,

insulating glazing,

laminated glass,

tempered glass,

screen printed,

decorative,

sandblasted, etc.

Available size:

2mm

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4mm

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6mm

8mm

10mm

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15mm

19mm

GalleryApplications and samples

  • Float Glass — detail 2
  • Float Glass — detail 3

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