Bubble glass is a blend of over 90% post-consumer glass of various compositions mixed with a raw material and then processed at high temperatures to form a strong porous bubble or bead of glass.
This process takes glass that typically weighs 80 or more pounds per cubic foot and converts it into hard porous beads that can weigh as little as 4 pounds per cubic foot. This product has found its way into many useful products.
In the construction arena, bubble glass is used to produce solid poured walls, molded connectable log blocks, fire resistant panels, fire resistant drywall, fire resistant doors and concrete block replacements.
These products have several advantages over conventional product available today. They are fire resistant, insect resistant, and mold resistant and have an extremely high r-value. Concrete products that use bubble glass as an aggregate replacement have demonstrated a 4 fold increase in r-value.
Our Solid poured walls can make home construction quick and affordable. Entire house walls can be poured into forms and set into place in less than a day. First, door and window blocks are placed into the forms where they are wanted and conduit is laid in the entire wall. Once the wall is poured, it takes only a few hours to cure and the entire wall can be set into place.
Our precast and poured walls and wall units are as much as 50% lighter than conventional concrete and provide up to 6 times the R value. They have superior acoustical properties, insulating from noise as well as heat and cold, and they accept nails and screws without having to use special tools or fasteners.
Our molded connectable log blocks are constructed in various lengths. They are poured with a tongue and groove so assembling an entire house is literally a snap. Talk about your extreme Lincoln log project.
We also make light weight concrete blocks using bubble glass. Where a typical 8" block weighs around 35 pounds, our block weighs less than 20 pounds and has a far superior insulating value than standard block. The light weigh blocks will substantially reduce the transportation costs to the job site. Block layers are able to lay more blocks per hour with the reduced weight blocks.
Another significant advantage our blocks have over conventional block is the ability to accept nails or screws. This is impossible with a standard concrete block. Interior wall finishing has never been easier than with these blocks. Simply screw on your desired wall covering and you are done.
When exposed to fire, bubble glass blocks absorb and dissipate the heat while remaining intact. When a conventional concrete block is exposed to the same fire, cracking begins in less than 30 seconds and the block crumbles into pieces.
In the plastics arena, we can produce small bubble glass micro beads to be used as a plastic filler. This filler can reduce part weight by as much as 10% with the benefit of increased shock absorption and improved acoustical performance.
Download Technical Data Sheet and MSDS PDF's for Bubbleglass by clicking on their highlighted links.
For more information or to place an order please email Aaron Teel ateel@viceroyceramics.com or call 814-574-2424.
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