Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Types of Glass


Typical container glass

Typical float glass

Approximate limits

SiO2

74.42

71.86

63-81

Al2O3

0.75

0.08

0-2

MgO

0.30

5.64

0-6

CaO

11.27

9.23

7-14

Li2O

0.00

0.00

0-2

Na2O

12.9

13.13

9-15

K2O

0.19

0.02

0-1.5

Fe2O3

0.01

0.04

0-0.6

Cr2O3

0.00

0.00

0-0.2

MnO2

0.00

0.00

0-0.2

Co3O4

0.00

0.00

0-0.1

TiO2

0.01

0.01

0-0.8

SO3

0.16

0.00

0-0.2

Se

0.00

0.00

0-0.1

Soda-lime glass composition (containers, float glass e.g. for windows), mol%

Approximate E glass composition in mol%:

Typical E glass

Approximate limits

SiO2

56.99

43-74

B2O3

6.12

0-8.5

Al2O3

8.78

6-10

MgO

6.50

0.5-9

CaO

19.64

15-28

Na2O

0.61

0-2.5

K2O

0.00

0-0.5

Fe2O3

0.13

0-0.3

TiO2

0.44

0-1

F

0.70

0-2

TV panel glass composition, in mol %



Typical TV panel glass

Approximate limits

SiO2

71.93

62-85

Al2O3

1.42

0.5-2.5

MgO

0.00

0-2.7

CaO

0.06

0-4.5

SrO

6.23

0.5-7.5

BaO

4.23

0.5-6.5

Li2O

0.02

0-1.5

Na2O

8.66

6-11

K2O

5.63

4-7

Fe2O3

0.02

0-0.02

TiO2

0.38

0-0.5

CeO2

0.11

0-0.3

ZrO2

0.79

0-2

PbO

0.00

0-1

ZnO

0.44

0-1.5

As2O3

0.00

0-0.1

Sb2O3

0.07

0-0.2

F

0.00

0-3

Futher borosilicate glass compositions

Low expansion borosilicate glass, e.g. Pyrex TM, Kimax TM, Duran TM, or Jenaer Glas TM, approximate glass composition in mol%:

Typical low expansion borosilicate glass

Approximate limits

SiO2

83.34

65-85

B2O3

11.19

8-15

Al2O3

1.33

1-5

CaO

0.03

0-2.5

Na2O

4.08

3-9

K2O

0.04

0-2

BaO

0.00

0-1

Fiber wool borosilicate glass, approximate composition in mol%:

Typical fiber wool borosilicate glass

Approximate limits

SiO2

63.51

50-78

B2O3

2.89

2.5-9

Al2O3

2.92

0-4

MgO

5.22

1.5-8

CaO

8.97

5-15

Na2O

15.70

12-18

K2O

0.54

0-1.5

Fe2O3

0.12

0-0.3

F

0.00

0-2.5

SO3

0.13

0-0.2



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