Pilkington Suncool™ is a range of high-performance solar control off-line coated glass products for use in insulating glass units.
The coating is designed to reflect the short wave solar radiation.
Thanks to a low-emissivity characteristics of the coating, the long wave radiation (generated by the heating, lighting and buildings’ occupants) is reflected from the glass back into the building.
Pilkington Suncool™ effectively balances solar control with high levels of natural light.
Pilkington Suncool™ is available in both clear or neutral appearance, as well as in two distinctive colours: blue and silver.
Pilkington Suncool™ 70/40 is particularly suitable for buildings where maximum natural light is required, such as windows in residential housing. This product combines good solar control performance with low external reflection (10%) and high thermal insulation (Ug-value = 1.1 W/m²K).
Pilkington Suncool™ 71/39 and Pilkington Suncool™ 70/35 offer very low total solar heat gain and extremely high light transmittance. They also offer outstanding thermal insulation with a Ug-value of 1.0 W/m²K in a standard Insulating Glass Unit.
Pilkington Suncool™ 66/33, Pilkington Suncool™ 60/31 and Pilkington Suncool™ 50/25 are formulated to comply with the most demanding specifications. They maintain a neutral aspect, adding character to the building and preserving the illumination/comfort of the interior spaces and also offer outstanding thermal insulation with a Ug-value of 1.0 W/m²K in a standard Insulating Glass Unit.
Pilkington Suncool™ Blue 50/27 offers very distinctive blue colour in reflection providing at the same time medium level of reflection. It combines reasonably high light transmission with very good solar control and high thermal insulation (Ug-value = 1.0 W/m²K).
Pilkington Suncool™ Silver 50/30 is a highly reflective silver in reflection solar control glass suitable for facades where a highly reflective mirrored appearance from the outside is required. It offers high light transmittance, good solar control and low Ug-value of 1.0 W/m²K.
Pilkington Suncool™ 40/22 Pro T is neutral/blue in reflection, has high-level shading properties and limited heat absorption, reducing the need for toughening in many applications*.
Pilkington Suncool™ 30/16 offers maximum protection against solar radiation and glare. It is designed for use in large façades and horizontal roof structures. The extremely low Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (0.18) makes it suitable for applications where significant solar radiation is an issue. Its reflective properties are suitable for large office building façades.
Pilkington Spectrum is a Windows-based glass performance model which enables you to quickly and efficiently calculate key properties of insulating glass units without the need to construct and measure them. You can use Pilkington Spectrum to provide the following information: