Med-X® Glass

Radiation Shielding Glass for medical, technical and research applications.

Corning is a world leader in Radiation Shielding Glass offering some of the largest glass sizes available.

Corning® Med-X® Glass is supplied as polished plates with dimensions up to 2800 x 1400 mm and is available worldwide with quick delivery times.

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Applications

  • Viewing windows for X-Ray, Angiography Rooms, CT Scans.
  • Screens for medical diagnostics.
  • Protection windows in laboratories.
  • Airport security X-ray screens.
  • Lenses for safety goggles.

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Key Benefits

  • Shields against X-Rays from equipment operating in the 80 to 300 kV range.
  • High Barium and lead content providing optimum protection with excellent visual clarity.
  • Supplied as polished plates cut to customer requirements up to 2800 x 1400 mm, allowing architects to design viewing windows with a wider field of vision.
  • Also available in sizes cut specifically to customer requirements (with cut edges ground or polished and finished with safety chamfers).
  • Extensive stocks held in all plate sizes and thicknesses at distribution points worldwide, for immediate cutting and despatch.

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Physical Properties

Optical Properties

  • Refractive Index nd: 1.76
  • Transmission % @ 550nm through 5mm path: ≥85.0

Mechanical Properties

  • Torsion Modulus (Gpa): 24.8

Chemical Properties

  • Heavy oxide content: <70%

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Glass Thickness Minimum lead equivalence (mm) for stated X-Ray tube voltage Max. Plate Mass
mm inches 80kV 100kV 110kV 150kV 200kV 250kV 300kV kg/m2 lbs/ft2
4.0 – 5.5 0.157 – 0.217 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1 1 1 26.4 5.4
5.0 – 6.5 0.197 – 0.256 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 31.2 6.4
5.7 – 7.0 0.224 – 0.276 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 33.6 6.9
7.0 – 8.5 0.276 – 0.335 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 40.8 8.4
8.5 – 10.0 0.335 – 0.395 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.2 48 9.8
10.0 – 12.0 0.394 – 0.472 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.6 57.6 11.8
11.0 – 13.0 0.433 – 0.512 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.9 62.4 12.8
12.0 – 14.0 0.472 – 0.551 4 3.8 4 3.5 3 3.1 3.2 67.2 13.8
14.0 – 16.0 0.551 – 0.630 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 76.8 15.7
16.0 – 18.0 0.630 – 0.709 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.7 4 4.1 4.3 86.4 17.7
18.0 – 20.0 0.709 – 0.787 6 5.7 5.9 5.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 96 19.7

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Colour

Black

Prescription

None, Single Vision, Bifocal FT-28, Progressive