New applications for flat glass are to be developed in the field of environmental engineering and in the market of terotechnology. The advantage over metals and plastics is the extreme corrosion resistance, the diffusion density, the high compressive strength and the availability as recyclable material. The high quality standard of flat glass provides the prerequisite for the application of this industrial product as construction element.
Origin
Flachglas Consult Gmbh, Germany
Journal Title
Glastech Ber Glass Sci Technol 67 3 1994 75-77
Sector
Flat glass
Class
F 398