SOLAR

CONTROL

GLASS

Francesco Tritta
Guardian Luxguard I
History
** Beginning 1960 Float glass
** During the 1960’s Body tinted glass
** Beginning of 1970 Pyrolitic coated glass
** End of 1970 ‘s Vacuum coated glass
** Beginning of the 1980’s Magnetron coating
produced in Luxguard
** 1984 Low-e coating produced in
Luxguard I
** End of the 1980’s Hifh performance coating
produced in Luxguard I
** 2003 Biggest magnetron coater
worldwide operating in
Luxguard I
Properties of Glass
Light

Light reflection

Light transmission
Properties of Glass
Energy
Body tinted glass
Production Like float glass by changing raw materials
Colours Green, Blue, Bronze, Grey, Pink………
Use Automotiv / Decoration / Architectural
Properties
Light transmission :
90 % for clear
72 % for green
Solar factor :
85 % for clear
57 % for green
Solar absorption :
11 % for clear
52 % for green
Pyrolitic coated glass
Process

Spray process

600 °C

Producers Glaverbel Stopsol

Vegla Antelio
Pyrolitic coated glass
Properties

Hard coating

One coating composed of metal oxide.

Not neutral

Limited performance
1 2 3 4
Position of coating
Most part of the time on position 1
coating exposed to external 1 = Outside
conditions 4 = Inside
Vacuum Process
Diode Process

Cathode with target without

permanent magnet

Gas
Vacuum pump system

No permanent magnet
No homogeneous diffusing
Metal atom
Vacuum Process
Magnetron Process

Cathode
Permanent magnet
Magnetic fields
Vacuum pump
Argon system

Anode
Vacuum Process
Magnetron Process
Principle

The glass surface is coated by sputtering in vacuum where the target

material on the cathode is diffused.

Diffusing is through positive loaded Argon ions.

Argon ions are produced in the plasma through the gas discharge.

Permanent magnets maintain the necessary density of the plasma.

Vacuum Process
Magnetron Process

Cathode with target

Gas Vacuum pump

system

Anode

Argon ion Metal particle Argon atom Argon electron Electron

Vacuum Process
Magnetron Process
 Magnetron solar control coatings

* Hard coating

•
Coating applied on :
•
Clear float glass
•
Tempered or heat strengthened glass

* Possible to apply the coating in laminated glass against the PVB layer

Metal oxide Metal oxide Metal oxide Metal oxide

Metal oxide Metal Metal Metal Metal
Metal Metal oxide Metal oxide Metal oxide Metal oxide

Silver Pewter Bronze Blue Green

CS CP CB CR CM
Magnetron solar control coatings
Vision 1 2 3 4

In the unit coating always in position #2.

Can be used in all traditional curtain wall systems , as well for structural
glazing systems, without stripping off the coating.

To improve the U-value in an unit with C-coating , a Low-e layer is

necessary on surface #3.

Can be used as vertical and inclinated position.

Magnetron Low-e coating
1 2 3 4
Use Mainly in residential areas

In the unit coating always in position #2 or #3

Properties Thermal insulation

Reflexion of IR back inside

I.G. Unit clear I.G. Unit with Low-e coating

Magnetron Low-e coating
Function of the different layers
Layer "1" : Metal oxide
Adhesion of the next coming layer
Reduction of the light reflex ion
Guarantee high light transmission
Neutral color

Layer "2" : Silver

Function layer (reflexion of the infrared radiation)
Because of the pure silver the emissivity of the glass is decreased to lower than E=0,10 . This means
improvement of the U-value. Non coated float glass has an emissivity of E=0,89.

Layer "3" : Metal

Protection of the silver layer.
4
Layer "4" : Metal oxide
3
Reduction of the light reflexion
Protection layer
2
1

Glass
High Performance Coating
Performances
High light transmission

Low solar factor or shading coefficient

Low U-value

Properties 1 2 3 4
Coating on surface #2 in the i.g. unit.

Neutral or colored.
High Performance Coating
Coating Composition

Metal oxide
Metal
Silver
Metal oxide
Metal oxide Metal
Metal Silver
Silver Metal oxide
Metal oxide

Blue 59 Silver 43 Natural 62 Neutral Plus 54

Silver 50 Neutral 52 Superneutral 63