Borosilicate Chemistry Glass Tube Heat Resistant Test Tubes Wall Thickness 0.5-1.6mm

Small Linear Expansion Coefficient Borosilicate Glass Tubing

raw material

Including main raw materials and auxiliary raw materials. The former refers to the introduction of raw materials such as the oxides that form the network structure of the glass, the intermediate oxides and the oxides outside the network; the latter can accelerate the melting of the glass or make it obtain certain necessary properties.

main ingreadient

According to the nature of the introduced oxides, it is divided into acidic oxide raw materials, alkali metal oxide raw materials and alkaline earth metal oxide raw materials.
① Acidic oxide raw materials: raw materials such as SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3, etc. SiO2 is the skeleton of the glass structure in silicate glass. It gives the glass high strength, good chemical stability, heat resistance and low expansion, but it will increase the melting temperature of the glass and increase the viscosity. The cited raw materials of SiO2 are silica sand, sandstone, and quartzite. Adding B2O3 to the glass can reduce the thermal expansion of the glass, increase the refractive index, thermal shock resistance and chemical resistance, reduce the viscosity of the glass when the temperature is higher, and increase the viscosity of the glass when the temperature is lower. The cited raw material for B2O3 is borax or boric acid. Adding Al2O3 to the glass can reduce the tendency of glass to crystallize and enhance the chemical stability, increase the strength, and increase the viscosity of the glass. The cited raw materials are usually feldspar with K2O or Na2O and SiO2, and industrial alumina can also be used. Cangzhou Tianchang Craft Glass Products Factory specializes in the production of various types of high borosilicate glass tubes
② Alkali metal oxide raw materials: raw materials with Na2O and K2O. Adding Na2O and K2O to the glass can reduce the melting temperature and viscosity, but it will make the chemical stability of the glass worse. The cited raw materials are soda ash (Na2CO3) and potash (K2CO3).

It mainly includes the steps of batch preparation, melting, forming, annealing and post-processing.

Batch preparation

First, the raw materials are pre-processed, including the crushing of bulk raw materials, the pre-drying of wet raw materials, and the iron-removing treatment of iron-containing raw materials. The size of the crushed particles should be 0.25~0.5mm. The particles that are too coarse are not easy to be fully melted, and will form residual powder stones or silicon-rich nodules in the glass; particles that are too fine are easy to fly or agglomerate into agglomerates. The raw materials with a certain particle size are accurately weighed according to the formula, and then mixed with a drum, paddle or disc mixer.
MeltingGlass batch melting and refining at an elevated temperature to form a homogeneous molten glass free of bubbles, no stones. The melting temperature of the glass batch varies with the composition, and is usually 1300 to 1600°C. Batch through a series of physical and chemical reactions, gradually completely melted at a high temperature. With increasing temperature, the viscosity decreased significantly large amount of gas and feed air contained therein escapes decomposition increases the melt, the melt clear. Removing bubbles while high temperature, the chemical composition of the molten glass tends to be uniform. If necessary, apply mechanical external force to stir. After completion of the clarification homogeneous cooling, the glass was uniformly reach the desired viscosity suitable for molding.
In glass melting furnace. Continuous melting in the kiln during mass production. Batch kiln at one end of the addition, the discharge of molten glass formed at the other end. In small batch, a batch which is melted in a crucible furnace.