FILMED METAL MEMBER FOR FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD
The present invention provides a metal member that is used so that there is a portion that is exposed to the atmosphere in a float bath, and with which diffusion of Fe into the float bath is inhibited and thereby preventing the defect from being generated on the surface of a plate glass. The present invention relates to a metal member with a film for a float glass manufacturing equipment that has a portion exposed to the atmosphere in a float bath in which the film has a mean thickness of from 50 to 500 μm and contains Ni and/or Co, Cr and Al 2 O 3 as main components; the Al 2 O 3 content in the film is from 5 to 40% by volume; the Al 2 O 3 is present in a thin film state in the surface direction of the metal member, inside the film; and the metal member contains Fe in an amount of from 40 to 98% by mass and has the film on the exposed portions.
1 . A metal member with a film for a float glass manufacturing equipment, having a portion exposed to the atmosphere in a float bath,
wherein the film has a mean thickness of from 50 to 500 μm and comprises Ni and/or Co, Cr and Al 2 O 3 as main components;
the Al 2 O 3 content in the film is from 5 to 40% by volume;
the Al 2 O 3 is present in a thin film state in the surface direction of the metal member, inside the film; and
the metal member contains Fe in an amount of from 40 to 98% by mass and has the film on the exposed portion.
2 . A float glass manufacturing equipment comprising the metal member with a film according to claim 1 .
3 . A method for manufacturing a float glass, which comprises manufacturing a plate glass using the float glass manufacturing equipment according to claim 2 .