Automotive Production Engineering; Glasses Somsak Siwadamrongpong 2/2552
Contents Glass properties Chemical, Physical and Optical properties Glass structure Automotive glasses Tempered glasses Zoned tempered glasses Laminated Glasses Automotive glass production
Glass Properties General properties of glasses High hardness / Brittle Low density compared to high strength Low thermal expansion coefficient Low heat / electrical conductivity High melting point Good chemical resistance / Chemical inert Wide range of optical transmission Transparent Translucent Opaque
Optical transmission
Glass transition temperature; Tg By TMA: Thermal Mechanical Analysis
Glass transition temperature; Tg By DSC: Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Glass Applications
Popular Glasses Silicate glasses Soda lime silicate Aluminosilicate Borosilicate Phosposilicate Chalcogenide glasses Fluoride glasses Ceramic Glaze
Glass structure; silicate (SiO 2 ) Crystalline Amorphous
Glass structure; silicate (SiO 2 ) Tetrahedral SiO 2
: Vitreous silica (SiO 2 ) O O Si O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Each Si tetrahedron links to 4 tetrahedra by sharing corner with each other All oxygen are presence as bridging oxygen (BO) Glass structure; silicate
: Binary silicate glass (6SiO 2 -2Na 2 O) O O-O- Si O O Na + O O Si O O-O- O O O O O O O O O O O O-O- Na + O-O- Network linkage is broken as entering of network modifier Non-bridging oxygen (NBO) is initiated and its charge is compensated with the metal cation Glass structure; silicate
: Ternary alumino-silicate glass (6SiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 -2Na 2 O) O-O- Al O OO O - Na + O Si O O O O O O O O O O O O O OO-O- Na + O Al O OO O - Network consists of Si and Al tetrahedra Metal cation is compensated by AlO 2 - and the excess cation will break the network and compensate with NBO Glass structure; silicate
2+ O Si Ca Al Glass structure; silicate : Ternary alumino-silicate glass (SiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 -CaO) system
Window glasses
Automotive Glasses Tempered glasses / Zoned tempered glasses Used for side and rare glasses Laminated glasses Used for front glass Other glasses UV / IR cut glass Privacy glass Water repelling glass
Tempered glasses further cooled tension compression before cooling hot surface cooling hot cooler Strength increase 3-5 times of annealed glasses
Tempered glasses Zone tempered glass Tempered glass
Laminated Glasses PVB = Polyvinyl Butyral Interlaying Film
Glass Production Raw Materials Flat Glass Tempered Glasses Laminated Glasses Sand powder (SiO 2 ), Al 2 O 3, Na 2 O, CaO, MgO Floating Technique For construction, panel automotive and others
Flat Glass Production
Floating Technique
A A Section A-A
Floating Technique
Flat Glass Production Line
Glass Tempering Processes
Washing / Drying Section Laminating / Heating Section
Tempered Glass’s Temperature Inspection
Glass Laminating Processes
Inspection, Packing
Glass Laminating Processes
Pre-Processes for Glass Laminating
Glass Laminating Processes Post-Processes for Glass Laminating
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