A Novel Method to Seal the Edge of the Vacuum Glazing

Abstract:

Vacuum glazing is a new building material with excellent energy conservation and sound insulation properties. Usually, the edge sealing layer between two sheets of glass substrates are prepared by spraying the seal glass paste and then sintering. In the present research, a more effective preparation method is reported. The edge sealing layer is prepared with a glass paste by screen printing, and then sintering. The glass paste for the preparation of edge sealing layer of vacuum glazing was prepared by using low melting glass powder, ZrW2O8 powder with negative coefficient of thermal expansion and ethyl cellulose terpineol solution. The test result of the shear strength of the sealing layer indicated that the sealing is reliable.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 193-194)
• Pages: 1397-1400
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.193-194.1397
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Xin Lin Zhang, Jun Yan Zhao, Shi Yong Luo, Wen Cai Xu
• Keywords: Edge Sealing Layer of Vacuum Glazing, Screen Printing, Vacuum Glazing

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