What are the types of craft glass and their characteristics? Suitable for use in where?

Craft glass (Art Glass), is colored art glass with sand emulsification, heat fusion, etc., after the second artistic processing, used for engineering decoration, outdoor decoration, home decoration, light embedded, carving, sand emulsification, patching and so on.

Craft glass production methods and product form more, such as the use of plane carving, three-dimensional carving process of carving glass, the use of painted, imitation mosaic, drug etching, silkscreen and other methods of glass craft products, etc., more representative of the two categories of carved glass and painted glass.

(1) engraved glass is a common name, in fact, engraved glass stone ice glass, etched glass and the traditional glass of a general term.

(2) craft glass

I, ice glass

Ice glass is a surface with ice pattern lithographic glass. The processing method is: in the frosted glass surface evenly coated with a layer of bone glue solution, Jing artificial or natural drying, the glue naturally contraction and the formation of cracks, and peeled off from the surface of the glass, at the same time, the glass surface to form an irregular pattern of ice flowers. The greater the strength of the glue, the greater the ice pattern formed; the smaller the strength of the glue, the smaller the ice pattern formed. Ice glass can be used as transparent decorative materials for architectural canopies, doors, windows, tubes, lamps, furniture and other architectural facilities or decorative parts of the home or interior decoration.

Two, etched glass

Etched glass is the use of hydrofluoric acid on the glass has a strong corrosive properties of this processing. Processing in the glass surface first covered with paraffin, and then in accordance with the requirements of the design of the drawing above the corresponding plants, birds, people, stories, architectural landscapes and floral patterns, at the same time will be carved out of the paraffin cleaning up, exposing the glass surface, and then poured hydrofluoric acid on the pattern, corrosion and then rinse off the acid with water, after the wax is clear to reveal the pattern drawn. Etched glass is characterized by the etching of the parts of the uneven changes in the depth of etching is basically the same. In a variety of public **** building and home interior decoration mainly used as architectural doors and windows, partitions, furniture and other architectural structure facilities or decorative parts of the eponymous decorative materials.

Three, grinding carved glass

Grinding carved glass is a traditional glass carving method made of glass products. Engraving patterns to plants, birds and flowers, stories and landscape patterns based on the processing of manual control of diamond wheels, processing depth, width and line changes according to the design of the pattern designed by the carving and processing personnel based on experience and technology to control, so as to process the works in line with the design requirements. The depth of the carving of the grinding glass has a greater change, so the three-dimensional sense is stronger, in the interior decoration project is mainly used in high-level indoor environment, such as hotels, hotels and decoration of higher-grade family living room, bedroom and so on.

Painted glass is a special process on the surface of the glass and art made of glass products, processing methods are more. This glass three-dimensional sense, plasticity is strong, eye-catching patterns, bright colors, rich pattern subject matter, has a strong decorative and artistic infectivity, is a wide range of high-grade decorative glass, mainly used for a variety of public **** building and civil buildings or family homes in the interior decorative decoration, used in a variety of glass curtain walls with light function, decorative function, indoor glass doors and windows, glass partitions, light-emitting roof, Glass mural, glass furniture and other indoor need to translucent light related decorative parts, can play a very good decorative effect.

The stained glass can be painted with glaze color, oil color and various transparent and opaque films, thus forming colorful and unique decorative effect and artistic mood, which is a kind of luxurious and noble decorative glass products.

The majority of stained glass is made of ordinary polished glass or float glass, the specifications can be customized according to the design requirements, generally the largest glass width of 2000mm * 3000mm, the smallest width of 100mm * 100mm, the thickness of 3 ~ 16mm.

Glass hot melt mold with sand mold goods aluminum silicate fiber paper and board. The most commonly used for the sand mold, will be pure quartz in the hearth paved, sand layer thickness of about 1.5cm, and then according to the design of the map according to the drawing with a bamboo stick, the details of the part can be used to wooden chopsticks to depict the quartz sand on the formation of a concave pattern as a negative mold, and then sprinkled with mold releasing powder on the top, and then the flat glass flat quartz sandpaper into a negative mold, when the glass is heated to the point of softening and above, that is, due to the weight of the sink to the mold mold molding.

Advanced silver mirror glass is made by adopting modern advanced mirror technology, selecting special float glass as the original piece, and made by a series of processes such as sensitization, silver plating, copper plating, and coating with protective lacquer. It is characterized by pure imaging, high reflectivity, good color reproduction, bright and natural image, and durable even in humid environment.

Color glass is a product of photography, printing, reproduction technology applied to the glass.

Tempered glass with colored glaze is printed on the surface of the glass through a special process, and then dried and tempered. The colored glaze is permanently sintered on the glass surface, which has the advantages of acid and alkali resistance, corrosion resistance, never fading, safety and high strength, as well as features such as reflection and imperviousness.

The stained glass is a kind of high-grade glass which is widely used. It is a special pigment inked directly on the glass, or in the glass spray carving into a variety of patterns and then color made of the original painting can be realistically reproduced, and the film adhesion is strong, can be scrubbed. According to the needs of indoor color, the choice of stained glass, painting, color, light into one. Such as copying landscape, scenery, seaside jungle paintings for the doorway, the hall, the vitality of nature and vitality cut into the room.

Sandblasted glass, including spray glass and sand sculpture glass, which is processed by the automatic level sandblasting machine or vertical sandblasting machine in the glass level or concave carving patterns of glass products.

Flat glass is a traditional glass product, mainly used for doors and windows, play a role in light transmission, wind and heat preservation. Requirements for colorless, and has a good transparency and surface smoothness and flatness, no defects. The thickness of flat glass is divided into 2 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, single specification size of 300 mm × 900 mm, 400 mm × 1600 mm and 600 mm × 2200 mm types. The visible light reflectivity is about 7%, and the light transmittance is between 82% and 90%.

Embossed glass, also known as patterned glass and tumbled glass, is mainly used for doors and windows, interior spacing, bathrooms and other places. Embossed glass has a patterned pattern on the surface, which transmits light but blocks the line of sight, i.e., it has the characteristics of light transmittance and opacity, and has an excellent decorative effect. The translucency of embossed glass varies according to the distance and pattern. Its translucency can be divided into: nearly transparent and visible, slightly transparent and visible, almost blocking the invisible and completely blocking the invisible. Its type is divided into: embossed glass, embossed vacuum aluminized glass, three-dimensional feeling embossed glass, color film embossed glass and so on. The thickness is 3 to 5 millimeters. It has more specifications and is divided into diamond embossed and square embossed. Installation of patterned surface facing inward, can be anti-fouling.

Insulating glass is composed of two or more layers of ordinary plate glass. Surrounded by high-strength, high airtight, sex composite binder, two or more pieces of glass and sealing strips, glass strips bonding seal, the center is filled with dry gas, the frame is filled with desiccant to ensure that the dryness of the air between the glass pieces. Its features, due to leave a certain cavity, and has good thermal insulation, heat insulation, sound insulation and other properties. Mainly used for heating, air conditioning, anechoic facilities of the outer glass decoration. Its optical properties, thermal conductivity, sound insulation coefficient should be in line with national standards.

Tempered glass is also known as reinforced glass. It is the use of heating to a certain temperature and then quickly cooled method, or chemical methods for special treatment of glass. It is characterized by high strength, its bending strength, impact strength than ordinary flat glass 3 to 5 times higher. It has good safety performance, has uniform internal stress, and shows net-like cracks after breaking. It is mainly used for doors, windows, partition walls and kitchen cabinet doors. Tempered glass is also acid and alkali resistant. The general thickness is 2 to 5 millimeters. Its specification size of 400 mm × 900 mm, 500 mm × 1200 mm.

Laminated glass is also known as shatterproof glass. It is made by heating ordinary flat glass to a red-hot softened state and then pressing the preheated wire or wire mesh into the middle of the glass. It is characterized by superior fire resistance, can block the flame, high temperature combustion does not explode, will not cause debris injury when broken. In addition, there is anti-theft performance, glass cut and wire mesh blocking. It is mainly used for roof skylights and balcony windows.

High-performance insulating glass in addition to the two layers of glass sealed between the dry air, but also in the middle of the outer glass air layer side, coated with a layer of thermal performance of a special metal film, which can block the sun's ultraviolet radiation into the indoor energy. Its characteristics are better energy saving effect, heat insulation, heat preservation, improve the indoor environment. The panel is available in eight colors and has excellent decorative art value.

Glass mosaic is also known as glass tile or glass mosaic tile. It is a small specification of colored finish glass. General specifications for 20 mm × 20 mm, 30 mm × 30 mm, 40 mm × 40 mm, thickness of 4 ~ 6 mm, belonging to a variety of colors of small glass mosaic material. The panels are colorless and transparent, color transparent, translucent, with gold and silver spots, patterns or stripes. The front is glossy smooth and delicate; the back with a rougher groove pattern, so as to paste with mortar. Glass mosaic has the advantages of soft hue, simple, elegant, beautiful and generous, chemical stability, good thermal and cold stability. And there is no discoloration, no accumulation of dust, light weight, bonding and other features, mostly used for indoor local, balcony outside decoration. Its compressive strength, tensile strength, water resistance, acid resistance should be in line with national standards.

Laminated glass, is a flat glass in two or more pieces of flat glass, embedded in the sandwich transparent plastic sheet, and then bonded by the hot pressure from the plane or bent composite glass products. Its main feature is good security, broken, glass fragments do not fall scattered, can only produce radial cracks, not to injury. Impact strength is better than ordinary flat glass, good crime prevention. And have light resistance, heat resistance, moisture resistance, cold resistance, sound insulation and other special features. Mostly used for doors and windows bordering the outdoors. The thickness of laminated glass, generally 6 to 10 mm, specifications for 800 mm × 1000 mm and 850 mm × 1800 mm. The use of PVB film will be glass and patterns or even other materials such as metal wire, after high temperature and high pressure bonding, the biggest feature is safety, high strength, it is recommended that families with children use, it is very difficult to break, even if broken is also glued together, will not cause harm, better aesthetics, but also can be added to celebrity paintings and drawings, stamps, coins, specimens and so on. Can reflect personalization. Hilton Hotel restroom door and inside the partition is the use of this, Hong Kong production prices between 400-700, more upscale.

Copper inlaid glass, also known as hollow inlaid glass, it is a luxury panel, heat insulation and cold, frost and explosion-proof features, popular in Europe and the United States in recent years into our country, it is the production of high requirements, the need for special equipment, tools and materials.

Colorful flash cloisonné glass is based on the standing line color crystal glass, cloisonné decorative glass effect as a blueprint, the manufacture of a new decorative glass, it is a colorful surface, colorful, broad market prospects.

British mosaic glass first originated in Britain, popular in China in recent years, mainly with lead bars, in accordance with the shape of the pattern of combination molding, and with the color block composition of a variety of patterns, lead bars have a panel of stained glass with standing lines, but easier than copper inlaid glass processing, low-cost, the market outlook is very good.

Ice-cracked glass, high-quality ice-cracked glass interior is made of two sheets of PVB film plus three sheets of tempered glass bonded by high-temperature pressurization.

Embossed glass, the white glass will be the second heating, with engraved pattern of the mold pressure pattern, similar to the principle of printing. Embossed glass translucent shadow, suitable for use in doors and windows, partitions, etc., but because the thickness of the embossed glass is limited, generally thinner, so it is not and do modeling, not enough atmosphere. Domestic price at 150/sqm or so. Belgium Gravibel is to produce embossed glass is known, priced between 250-450.

Carving glass, as the name suggests, is carved on the glass of various patterns and text, the deepest can be carved into the glass 1/2 depth, three-dimensional sense of strong, can be made into a translucent and opaque, suitable for doing partition and modeling can also be colored and then laminated, Nanping Lihua Hotel lobby is this partition I 2003 do, the atmosphere, heavy! Hong Kong production prices in 700-1300. suitable for hotels, clubs, villas, etc. to do partition or wall modeling.

Thermolysis glass, the glass will be placed in a good shape mold heating, softening. After cooling, it will form a variety of uneven, twisted, stretched, flowing or bubble effect, very personalized. Characterized by atmosphere and strong visual impact. Suitable for wall molding. Hong Kong production price 750-1300.

Lucite glass, the glass will be burned to dissolve, adding a variety of colors, cooled and shaped in the mold, bright colors. Strong decorative effect. But the area are very small, more expensive, Hilton lobby background wall of the small piece is, the price of more than 1500.

Glass block, made of glass brick, divided into hollow and solid two kinds. White hollow more common, 10-15 yuan a piece. Solid more colorful, colorful, can do lighting mask, the effect is very good, suitable for entertainment or more modern style. Hong Kong 80-100 yuan a piece.

Color glazed tempered glass, glaze layer on the glass, similar to ceramic tiles. High temperature firing. Higher strength, rich color, good gloss, smooth, resistant to high temperature, corrosion, moisture. Will not fade. Suitable for cabinet and bathroom countertops and walls. Printing pattern is available. Fashionable and modern! Hong Kong production price 400-500 yuan/square meter.

Ice glass is a kind of glass in the original piece of glass made into a kind of shape like ice flowers, muscle natural a kind of decorative glass, it is mainly used for inlaid glass doors and windows, high-grade decorative mirrors, partition screens, etc., is a kind of low investment, high yield art glass processing projects.

The stained glass, also known as airbrushed glass, is a leading product in the varieties of decorative art glass, which is widely used, easy to process, large market potential, small investment, is a fast way to get rich.

Standing line stained glass is a kind of art glass processing project that does not need mechanical equipment, covers an area of less, low technical content, low project investment, high return on capital.

Gold and silver textured glass, also known as metallic glass, it is a special raw materials, special operating techniques, processed on the surface of the glass into a mirror-like, three-dimensional sense of strong, colorful and beautiful a new type of glass surface decorative process, which is commonly used in large murals, small wall decorations, various types of handicrafts and decorative glass.

Sand sculpture art glass is the basis of all kinds of decorative art glass, it is the most popular time the most infectious art of a decorative glass.

Cloisonné glass is a kind of high-grade art glass processed with cloisonné glaze on the surface of glass with rich color, unique performance method and pollution-free operation and construction.

Emulsion glass, also known as sandblasted glass, it is with the help of screen plate, sandblasted paste, directly on the surface of the glass for the printing of a decorative glass, which can be processed out of a variety of decorative patterns to adapt to the different places of use, is very suitable for batch processing and production, is an indispensable adjunct to the glass wholesalers and retailers to earn money doorway.

Water bead glass is also called myriad glass, it is the same as sand sculpture art glass, long life cycle, can be a decorative glass, it is sand sculpture glass as the basis, with the help of water bead paint can be processed to form a method of expression, like a hot melt glass, an elegant, new art glass, and the cost of processing is only one-fifth of the hot melt glass.

The stain art glass, originated in North America, popular in Europe, and in the end of a hundred years of decorative glass in the permanent leading trend, exclusive style. It is processed in a spontaneous way, bold color, rich texture performance, strong rendering power, without special equipment, and art glass processing counterparts welcome.

Ice crystal painting picture synthesis is completely advanced glass image synthesis patented technology, the use of physical imaging principle supplemented by chemical generation technology, instantaneous realization of the image and the perfect combination of glass, density board and other materials. Ice crystal painting technology is simple, ice crystal painting production equipment investment is small, suitable for the initial production of insufficient funds for friends to operate. Ice crystal painting equipment is mainly curing box, basically manual operation.