Coated glass technology process

Coated glass is coated with one or more layers of metal, alloy or metal compound film on the glass surface to change the optical properties of the glass to meet certain requirements. Coated glass can be divided into the following categories according to the different characteristics of the product: heat-reflective glass, low-e glass, conductive film glass, etc.

Heat-reflective glass is generally coated on the glass surface with one or more layers of metal such as chromium, titanium, or stainless steel or a compound thereof; the product is rich in color, has suitable transmittance for visible light, and has higher infrared ray Reflectivity, has a higher absorption rate for ultraviolet light.

Therefore, it is also called solar control glass, which is mainly used for building and glass curtain walls. Low-e glass is a thin-film system that is composed of layers of silver, copper, tin, etc., metals or their compounds.

The product has high transmittance to visible light, high reflectivity to infrared light, and good heat insulation performance. It is mainly used in construction and vehicles, ships and other vehicles. Due to poor film strength, it is generally made hollow. The use of glass; conductive film glass is coated on the glass surface of indium tin oxide and other conductive film, can be used for glass heating, defrosting, demisting, and as a liquid crystal display;

There are many methods for producing coated glass, including vacuum magnetron sputtering, vacuum evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, and sol-gel methods.

Magnetron sputter coated glass can be used to design and fabricate multi-layered complex film systems using magnetron sputtering technology. It can be used to coat a variety of colors on white glass substrates. The film's corrosion resistance and wear resistance are better. It is currently produced and One of the most used products.

There is a gap between the variety and quality of vacuum evaporation coating glass and magnetron sputtering coating glass, which has been gradually replaced by vacuum sputtering. Chemical Vapor Deposition is the introduction of a reactive gas on a float glass production line that decomposes on a hot glass surface and uniformly deposits on the glass surface to form a coated glass.

The method is characterized by low investment in equipment, easy control, low product cost, good chemical stability, and thermal processing. It is currently one of the most promising production methods. The sol-gel process for producing coated glass has a simple process and good stability. The disadvantage is that the light transmittance of the product is too high and the decorative properties are poor.