How is Willow Glass made?
Willow Glass is ultra-thin, lightweight & conformable. Made using Corning’s proprietary fusion draw process, it is manufactured at thicknesses that create unique properties such as the ability to be flexed. Willow Glass is ultra-thin, lightweight & conformable.
What is Willow Glass used for?
Willow® Glass can be used in displays to make thinner and lighter portable devices such as smartphones and tablets, without sacrificing device performance or reliability. It is also an ideal material for laminate applications like kitchen backsplashes and other vertical surfaces.
How much does Willow Glass cost?
However, the newly launched Willow Glass surpasses the market leading Gorilla Glass on many fronts, particularly in thinness and flexibility. We have a Trefis price estimate of $17 for Corning, around 25% above the current market price.
Can glass be made flexible?
To get such thin, strong glass — as thin as 25 microns, thinner than a human hair — the company sucks molten glass directly out of a giant vat and into a set of rollers while it’s still cooling. You’ve probably never heard of Schott, the company behind this new, flexible glass.
Why is boron used in glass?
Boron enables glasses with strong chemical durability. It also has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion. That means borosilicate glasses withstand faster temperature changes than soda-lime glass. It has to do with how glass expands and contracts when heated and cooled.
What is ultra-thin glass?
Ultra-thin glass is a high-end glass, having thickness less than a single human hair. It provides advantages over other substrate materials such as plastics, metals, and silicon. The most widely used manufacturing process for ultra-thin glass includes fusion and float methods.
What is foldable glass?
In other words, foldable glass is a type of ultra-thin glass that can bend hundreds of thousands of times without breaking. It can’t fold so that both sides touch. Corning.
What makes Corning Willow Glass So Bendable and lightweight?
Willow Glass is ultra-thin, lightweight & conformable. Made using Corning’s proprietary fusion draw process, it is manufactured at thicknesses that create unique properties such as the ability to be flexed. Watch this video to learn more about our fusion manufacturing process.
Why do you need coresix for Willow Glass?
Coresix identifies the compression side as part of our standard packaging procedure. If your intended application for Willow Glass™ involves bending of the substrate, it is essential to understand Compression vs. Tension and orient your part accordingly.
How big is a roll of Willow Glass?
Bendable Glass Willow Glass is ultra-thin, lightweight & conformable. This thin, conformable glass offers efficient, low cost roll-to-roll manufacturing in rolls at thicknesses of 100 and 200 micron, 1.3 meters wide and up to 300 meters in length.
Why is Willow Glass a good hermetic barrier?
Willow Glass is a perfect hermetic barrier that protects sensitive materials from moisture, oxygen, and staining. Check out our Willow Glass Fact Sheet to learn more. Willow Glass is a perfect hermetic barrier that protects sensitive materials from moisture, oxygen, and staining.