When choosing between ordinary glass covers, UV-resistant inked glass covers and high temperature ceramic inked glass covers, specific application environments, performance requirements and cost budgets need to be considered. The following is a detailed comparison and selection suggestions for these three types of glass cover sheets:
1. Ordinary glass cover plate, refers to the regular no special requirements for the use of the glass cover plate in the indoor environment, this type of glass cover plate is the most common, is the use of ordinary glass ink to screen printing. This type of glass cover plate, if placed in the outdoor or semi-outdoor use, the use of time, there will be if discoloration, ink peeling and other problems.
Features:
Screen printed using ordinary glass ink.
Commonly used in indoor environments.
Relatively low cost.
2. anti-UV ink glass cover plate, from the product appearance, there is no difference between ordinary glass cover plate, but the ink used is different, usually used in semi-outdoor environment. Semi-outdoor refers to the environment where the sunlight is occasionally exposed. In this environment, the use of UV-resistant ink glass cover plate, do not have to worry about the cover discoloration off the ink, cost-effective and relatively high.
Features:
The use of UV-resistant ink has the ability to resist ultraviolet radiation.
Ink adhesion is strong and not easy to peel off.
Suitable for semi-outdoor environments, i.e. environments that are occasionally exposed to sunlight.
Advantage:
Lower cost compared to high temperature ceramic ink glass cover.
Good UV resistance, not easy to change color.
3. High-temperature ceramic ink glass cover, is printed on the glass with high-temperature ceramic ink, which is fused with the glass after instantaneous baking at a high temperature of 680-720 ℃ and instantaneous cooling of the physical strengthening, realizing a very strong adhesion and durability of the color on the glass, withstanding years of sunlight, and having a certain degree of resistance to corrosion of the atmosphere. Very suitable for outdoor environment, no color change, no deinking.
Features:
Printed with high temperature ceramic ink, fused to glass after high temperature baking and physical strengthening.
Long-term use will not appear ink discoloration, loss of light, cracking, peeling and other problems.
Ink and glass bonding strength is high, withstand long years of sunlight, the corrosion of the atmosphere has a certain resistance.
Advantage:
Strong color adhesion, no discoloration in long-term use.
High bonding strength between ink and glass, not easy to fall off.
Wide range of application, including outdoor display, aviation, ships and other harsh environments.
4. Suggestions for selection：
Indoor environment: If the glass cover plate will be used in indoor environment and has certain requirements on cost, you can choose ordinary glass cover plate.
Semi-outdoor environment: If the glass cover plate will be used in a semi-outdoor environment, i.e., an environment that is occasionally exposed to sunlight, it is recommended to choose the glass cover plate with anti-UV ink in order to resist UV irradiation and maintain the clarity and color stability of the cover plate.
Outdoor environment: If the glass cover plate will be used in an outdoor environment and needs to withstand long-term sunlight exposure and harsh climate, high-temperature ceramic ink glass cover plate is the best choice. Its extremely high adhesion and durability can ensure that the cover plate will not change color or de-ink in long-term use.
The choice of glass cover depends on the specific application environment and requirements. Before making a decision, it is recommended to carefully evaluate factors such as usage environment, durability requirements and cost budget.