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Schott BOROFLOAT® 33

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Schott BOROFLOAT® 33

BOROFLOAT® 33 is floated borosilicate flat glass from Schott. Its superior quality and excellent
flatness combine with outstanding thermal, optical, chemical and mechanical features. The chemical composition and physical values of BOROFLOAT® 33 are in accordance with DIN ISO 3585 and DIN EN 1748 T1.

Photo of Borofloat 33

Key Benefits:

• Excellent mechanical strength
• Outstanding thermal resistance
• Exceptionally high transparency
• High chemical durability

Chemical composition of BOROFLOAT® 33

Chemical composition of BOROFLOAT® 33


Thermal properties
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (C.T.E.) α(20–300 ℃)
3.25 x 10-6 K-1 *
Transformation temperature Tg
525 ℃
Annealing Point (1013 dPas)
560 ℃
LITTLETON temperature/Softening point (107.6 dPas)
820 ℃
Thermal conductivity λ (90 ℃)
1.2 W/(m·K)
Specific heat capacity cp (20–100 ℃)
0.83 kJ/(kg·K)
Maximum Operating Temperature
For short-term usage (< 10 h)
500 ℃
For long-term usage (≥ 10 h)
450 ℃
* According to ISO 7991.

Chemical durability

Hydrolytic resistance      (according to ISO 719 / DIN 12 111)

                                      (according to ISO 720)

HGB 1

HGA 1

Acid resistance           (according to ISO 1776 / DIN 12 116) 1
1
Alkali resistance           (according to ISO 695 / DIN 52 322)
A 2

Mechanical properties
Density ρ (25 ℃)
2.23 g/cm3
Young's Modulus E (according to DIN 13316)
64 kN/mm2
Poisson's Ratio µ (according to DIN 13316)
0.2
Knoop Hardness 0.1/20 (according to ISO 9385)
480
Bending Strength σ(according to DIN 52292 T 1)
25 MPa
Impact resistance
The impact resistance of BOROFLOAT® 33 depends on the way it is fitted, the size and thickness of the panel, the type of impact involved, presence of drill holes and their arrangement as well as other parameters.

Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant ℇr (1 MHz & 25 ℃)
4.6
Loss Tangent tanδ (1 MHz & 25 ℃)
37 x 10-4
Specific Volume Resistance in Ω cm
Log ρ 250 ℃                                       8.0
Log ρ 350 ℃                                       6.5

Optical Properties
Refraction index (nd587.6 nm))                                                         1.471
Dispersion (nF - nC)                                                                             71.4 x 10-4
Low inherent fluorescence and solarisation tendency

Transmission in UV range
Transmission in UV range of Borofloat33