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Clear & Tinted Soda-Lime Glass

Clear or tinted soda-lime float glass

Description

Clear and tinted soda-lime glass provides economical float glass options for fabricated components where appearance, tint, solar control or general-purpose protection are required.

Attribute
Value
Process

Cutting; edging; drilling; heat strengthening/tempering; screen printing; coating
Features

Clear and tinted options; economical; fabricatable; heat strengthenable
Substrate(s)
Color
Transmission Range (nm)
350 - 2700 nm
Refractive Index
1.52
Sheet Length - Max (mm)
2440mm
Sheet Width - Max (mm)
1828.8mm
Knoop's Hardness kg/mm²
522
Softening Point °C
726°C
Annealing Point °C
546°C
Strain Point °C
514°C
Transformation Temperature (Tg) °C
520
CTE (Coefficient of thermal expansion) α in 10-6 · K-1 (20°C; 300°C)
8.9
Specific Heat Capacity (Cₚ) kJ/(kg·K) (20–100°C)
2440
Thermal Conductivity (ʎ) W/(m·K) (90°C)
0.937
Photoelastic Constant (nm/cm/MPA)
26.9
Can be strengthened?
Yes

Advantages

  • broad availability
  • economical
  • heat strengthenable
  • tint options

Applications

  • architectural components
  • display filters
  • lighting
  • protective glass
  • tinted windows

Industries

  • Architectural
  • Industrial
  • Information Displays
  • Lighting