Glass Fused to Steel
Glass Meets Steel:
the Perfect Combination of Corrosion Resistance and Strength
With our Glass Fused to Steel bolted steel panel tanks you get the highest engineered quality, best service, longest product life and greatest value available.
Glass Fused to Steel (GFS) or our vitreous enamel coating is the perfect system for bolted steel tanks combining the strength and flexibility of steel with glass, the highest chemical resistance.
Our glass coating is designed to produce an extremely strong chemical bond to the steel during the fusion process. This places the glass in compression and it remains in compression even when the steel bends and flexes. Our glass coatings are designed to deliver strength and durability while the steel is in tension due to the contents load. Glass Fused to Steel coatings are both chemically fused to and physically combined with the steel substrate resulting in an unmatched, tough durable bond.
Our glass coatings are fused to the steel at temperatures ranging from 760 to 860 which facilitates the interfacial fusion reactions that combine the two materials.
Glass is impermeable to liquids and vapors, it eliminates corrosion undercutting an offers excellent impact and abrasion resistance.
Applied to both interior and exterior surface, Glass Fused to Steel is able to provide many years of trouble free service in the harshest environments.
CASE STUDY
Hautaupu Tank
BENEFITS
- Inert Silica Glass: Abrasion & UV stable. Applied on both interior and exterior surfaces
- Lifetime Factory applied coating, no reapplication required
- High corrosion resistance of Glass combined with the strength and flexibility of steel.
- Chemical Bond provides resistance against damage, delamination and corrosion
- 300,000 installation worldwide
- 50 design life. 80 year service life. Proven in their field for over 40 years.
- Independently certified and exceeds NZS/AS codes and standards.
Technical Data
Our glass fused to fused sheets are guaranteed to a 100% zero discontinuity policy which means only defect free sheets are released to the market place.
We offer a complete range of Glass Fused to Steel coatings to satisfy a complete range of storage applications.
Ecofusion®
Applications include:
- Potable Water
- Municipal Sludge
- Storage
- Municipal Sludge
- Treatment
- Industrial Effluent
- Processing/Treatment
Ecofusion Specifications | |
|---|---|
Application:
| pH 4-9 |
Type: | 2 coat, 1 fire |
Thickness: | 180-360 microns |
Test Regime: | 9V low voltage test using sampling procedure in accordance with ISO 2859-1 |
- Meets or exceeds requirements of BS 7793
- Exceeds quality requirements of EEA 7.24 & 7.25
Isofusion® V700
Applications include:
- Edible / Vegetable Oils
- Dry Bulk Solids
- Farm Digestes (Liquid Zone)
- Storm / Fire Water
- Potable Water (NSF / ANSI 61)
- Filter Tanks
- Municipal Sludge Storage (Open Topped)
- Municipal Sludge Treatment (Open Topped)
- Municipal Mesophilic Digester (Liquid Zone)
Isofusion Specifications | |
|---|---|
Application:
| pH 3-9 |
Type: | 2 coat, 1 fire |
Thickness: | 200-360 microns |
Test Regime: | Zero discontinuities at 700V |
- Exceeds quality requirements of EEA 7.20
- Meets or exceeds the glass coating requirements of AWWA D103-09 – Section 12.4
- Meets or exceeds quality requirements of EN ISO 28765:2011
Trifusion®
Applications include:
- Farm Digesters (Roof and Rings Exposed to Gaseous Zone)
- Municipal Sludge Storage (Tanks with roof)
- Municipal Sludge Treatment (Tanks with roof)
- Industrial Effluent and/or Aeration Process
- Food Process Washings
- Liquid Leachates
- Municipal Mesophilic Digester (Roof and Rings Exposed to Gaseous Zone)
- Thermophilic Digester (Liquid Zone)
Trifusion Specifications | |
|---|---|
Application:
| pH 2-11 |
Type: | 3 coat, 2 fire |
Thickness: | 280-460 microns |
Test Regime: | Zero discontinuities at 1100V |
- Exceeds quality requirements of EEA 7.20
- Meets or exceeds the glass coating requirements of AWWA D103-09 – Section 12.4
- Meets or exceeds quality requirements of EN ISO 28765:2011
Trifusion® Plus
Applications include:
- Thermophilic Digestion
- Aggressive / Chemical Industrial Effluents
- High Temperature Applications
Colour Options:
- RAL 5013
- RAL 6006
- MUNSELL 7.5YR/7/4
- RAL 7004
- RAL 6028
Other Colours are available upon request.
Isofusion Specifications | |
|---|---|
Application:
| pH 1-14 |
Type: | 3 coat, 2 fire |
Thickness: | 340-500 microns |
Test Regime: | Zero discontinuities at 1500V |
- Exceeds quality requirements of EEA 7.20
- Meets or exceeds the glass coating requirements of AWWA D103-09 – Section 12.4
- Meets or exceeds quality requirements of EN ISO 28765:2011
