Ceramic frit glass

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Ceramic frit glass

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Ceramic frit glass also named Ceramic Coated Glass is produced by silk-screening, roller-coating or printing a frit with selected color and pattern onto the surface of the glass, then heat treating (tempering or heat strengthening), enabling the frit to firmly adhere to the glass surface and never fade.

Ceramic Frit Process:
Silk-screening involves washing the annealed glass and then the ceramic frit paint is applied to the interior (non-weather) side of the glass. Frit consists of tiny glass particles, pigments and various chemicals for the curing. Ceramic frit is fired within a tempering furnace to create a permanent coating. The glass is always either heat strengthened or fully tempered to prevent glass breakage due to thermal stresses.
Ceramic frit can be positioned in Face 2, 3 or 4 for optimum solar performance. The results are an increase in solar absorption on the interior glass ply and a lower shading coefficient. Silk-screening on these two surfaces becomes more apparent from the interior during nighttime conditions, which complements indirect interior lighting. Ceramic frit can be combined with clear or tinted glass substrates, as well as with high-performance coatings to reduce glare and decrease solar transmission.
Characteristics of Ceramic Printed Glass:
The coating is also not affected by moisture, oil, soaps, chemicals or detergents and retains its original appearance throughout the life of the glass.
Certain areas of application make it important to mask a part or whole of glass for privacy or hiding the background or enhancing the look of a product or for purely aesthetical reasons.
Light frit colors and certain pattern designs can cause enhanced brightness when viewed from indoors under certain daylight and background sky conditions, while dark frit colors will tend to reduce glare.
Applications of Ceramic Printed Glass:
Applications include transparent and translucent silk-screened glass for interior applications, including glass doors, partitions, handrails, glass ceilings, bathrooms, elevator walls and shower enclosures.
Ceramic frit glass used in curtain walls; point fixed or bolted glazing systems, shower installations, glass doors and partitions. The size, density and color would determine the opacity and shading whereas the variety of dots, squares, checks and patterns will give many design combinations to achieve the desired effect.