Skin-surfaced foam glass tile and method for production thereof

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1988-08-23

1991-02-05

Lowe, James

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Composite having voids in a component

264 44, 4283126, 4283128, B32B 326

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049903985

ABSTRACT:
A method for producing a foam glass tile having a surface skin comprises the steps of molding a material consisting essentially of a vitrifiable mineral and a foaming agent into a tile-like block; coating the block with a thin layer comprising a vitrifying agent for the mineral material; heating the coated block to a temperature sufficient to fuse the coated layer whereby the molten vitrifying agent permeates into the coated surface of the block; and further heating the coated block to a temperature sufficient to soften the vitrifiable mineral. The method may further include the step of forming a thin layer comprising a vitrifiable mineral and a lesser amount of a foaming agent between the tile-like block and the vitrifying agent layer, followed by firing. The foam glass tile formed by the above method comprises a foam glass tile body and a rigid reinforcing vitrified surface skin, the surface skin being integrally melt-bonded onto at least a top surface of the foam glass body. Such foam glass tiles have a closed cell structure and are thermally insulating.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2837873 (1958-06-01), Lynsavage
patent: 3840394 (1974-10-01), Eppler
patent: 4093771 (1978-06-01), Goldstein et al.

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