Method for floating glasses on bismuth-containing media
OwnerUwe Kolberg, Holger Kasprzikinventors
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a new method for floating glasses which are susceptible to reduction reactions, in particular phosphate-containing glasses, with float media which comprise bismuth and/or lead as one basic ingredient. This method can solve the problem that glasses which are susceptible to reduction reactions become useless in conventional, tin-containing float media. Due to this fact, till now no float method for such glasses existed. Rather, from them was produced rolled glass and the required surface quality was effected through expensive and costly grinding and polishing.
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A method for floating glasses which are susceptible to reduction reactions, characterized in that the float medium contains bismuth and/or lead in an amount which is suitable for preventing undesired reduction reactions and which further allows a maximum liquidus temperature of the float bath of 500° C.
A method for floating glasses which are susceptible to reduction reactions, characterized in that the float medium contains bismuth and/or lead in an amount of at least 50 mole % for preventing undesired reduction reactions and which further allows a maximum liquidus temperature of the float bath of 500° C.
Use of bismuth and/or lead for floating glass which is susceptible to reduction reactions.
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