O. Anderson et al., X-RAY REFLECTIVITY INVESTIGATIONS OF GLASS SURFACES PRODUCED BY FLOATAND DRAW TECHNIQUES, Mikrochimica acta, 125(1-4), 1997, pp. 63-67
Surfaces of soda-lime glass and borosilicate glass have been investiga
ted by grazing incidence X-ray reflectivity (GIXR). Characteristic dif
ferences are obtained in dependence on the fabrication procedure, the
composition and the cleaning procedure. Strong variation is recorded b
etween the two soda-lime float glass surfaces while minor differences
are analysed between the top and bottom side of borosilicate float gla
ss. This is attributed to the reduced amount of tin diffused into the
bottom side of the borosilicate glass surface. Different cleaning proc
edures generate characteristic changes on the glass surfaces which can
be verified by GIXR. The results indicate that borosilicate float gla
ss combines the merits of the good surface quality of float glass with
the high chemical resistivity of borosilicate glass.