Produce Types of the Egyptian Glass suitable for the Sculptured Glass Tiles in Low Temperature

Abstract

The research aims to obtain some of the colored glass mixtures from local materials in low cost, can be melted at low temperature, this to transform them into artistic works and glass products can be formed through the functional changes of the glass sculpture in modern and distinctive vision with transparency and colors graduation features that resulted from the effect of cobalt and chrome. Also the possibility to obtain panel glass has multi grades of such types to be used in facades and the architectural ceilings. Glass considers one of the most important building materials that could seen its using development in the interior and exterior architecture according to its released usage and aesthetical values without any effect on the environment. Up till now, Egypt still import the colored panel glass and the glass sculptured tiles from the international markets, this despite of the characterized history of the Egyptian and Islamic civilization in the glass manufacturing. That, studies did not try to develop the colored glass in Egypt, so, this made us studying the using of the coloring characteristics of cobalt and chrome, then knowing their effect on the manufactured glass mixtures with local materials to make types of the panel and shaped glass and tiles through some of the simple technological and designing solutions.