The Fire-Rated Glass-Ceramics Application and Comparison with the Competing Material With fire safety becoming more central in construction, Fireproof Ceramics Market the materials used in fire-appropriate construction are of utmost importance. Current statistics reveal a new trend for fire incidences which is why the builders and consumers hold safety in high esteem. Among the various materials available in the market, glass ceramics have appeared as a better option for fire-resistant applications like doors, building frontages, roofs, and partitions. What follows in this article looks to outline more glass ceramics when used in these crucial applications over soda-lime glasses.
Knowledge of Glass-Ceramics and Soda Lime Glass
Soda-lime glass is the most widely used type of glass found in buildings and structures. However, this may be controlled in certain applications due to its relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion causing problems in fire-rated applications. Soda-lime glass cracks easily if exposed to heat because it expands and contracts quickly to different sizes. This characteristic generally you can only pass through fire safety tests after several production trials due to needing many productions to get certification.
While glass ceramics show a nearly negligible thermal coefficient of expansion, they are capable of withstanding some of the harshest working temperatures and do not crack. They can readily withstand fire tests at temperatures of up to 1,900 degrees Celsius, for three hours or more, qualifying them for fire-rated constructions.
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Advantages of Glass-Ceramics
- Enhanced Fire Resistance: Glass ceramics protect against fire, hot gases, and smoke for long periods, from 90 minutes on windows to 180 minutes within buildings. This capability is important to minimize the losses of property and to protect the occupant from fire.
- Lightweight and Easy to Manage: Ordinary glass ceramics are even thinner than soda-lime glass at a mere 3/16 inches thick, although they can be made in 3/4-inch thicknesses if necessary. For instance, a standard door pane of 26 by 76 inches weighs about 123 pounds of soda-lime glass while the same size of glass-ceramic glass weighs only 34 pounds. This weight reduction had the benefit of the installation process where it became easier and safer for builders.
- Lower Environmental Impact: To create the glass-ceramics in the thin form they require less energy compared to the manufacturing of the soda-lime glass. Second, they can be made without the need to polish them or use toxic components mainly heavy metals such as arsenic or barium.
- Customization and Flexibility: It is easy to order large sheets of glass ceramics and then cut them to the size needed on site while on the other hand, soda-lime glass must be cut and then tempered.
Conclusion
Thus, the use of soda-lime glass may be cheap at the beginning of manufacturing, but in comparison with glass ceramics extra expense on manufacturing of glass ceramics is more than compensated by their advantages. While looking for materials that should be resistant to fire, glass ceramics stand out as being a very safe choice that does not sanction performance or beauty.
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