A friend and I were discussing glass, neither of us has any experience working with glass or any technical knowledge of it. We were wondering how much sand it takes to make even a small amount of usable glass.
For example, how much sand would be required to make a window 2 ft. by
2ft, with a thickness of 1\8 inch? We can do conversions ourselves if anyone happens to know any amounts.Thanks for anything,
Milkman Dan
Really rough numbers , general ballpark? 73% batch is pretty high silica, now go by weight. 2x2=4sq ft x 1.6 lbs per sq. x 73%= silica content. those numbers are really general.
And the rest is the chemicals that allow the sand to melt at a reasonable temperature and not dissolve in water later, like soda ash and limestone. See the link below if you wish more.
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