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Swift Glass offers a variety of sight glass materials, each of which has unique chemical and mechanical properties. Our guide, **Selecting and Maintaining Sight Glass**, compares these properties and lists helpful information for maintaining and mounting sight glass. The guide includes information on materials such as: - Pyrex**®** polished plate glass - Borofloat**®** - Fused silica glass - Tempered lime glass - And more #### Simply fill out the form at the right to download this free educational guide today. #### Fill out the form to access the guide. #### Fill out the form to access the guide. ## Find the Sight Glass That Works for Your Optical Application ![selecting-maintaining-sight-glass](https://info.swiftglass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/selecting-maintaining-sight-glass.png?width=219&name=selecting-maintaining-sight-glass.png)Choosing the right sight glass is critical to ensure the material can withstand your application's thermal conditions and corrosive effects. Swift Glass offers a variety of sight glass materials, each of which has unique chemical and mechanical properties. Our guide, **Selecting and Maintaining Sight Glass**, compares these properties and lists helpful information for maintaining and mounting sight glass. The guide includes information on materials such as: - Pyrex**®** polished plate glass - Borofloat**®** - Fused silica glass - Tempered lime glass - And more #### Simply fill out the form at the left to download this free educational guide today. [![Swift Glass - Excellence In fabrication. ISO 9001:2008 Certified; ITAR Registered](https://www.swiftglass.com/assets/swift-glass-logo.svg "Swift Glass - Excellence In fabrication. ISO 9001:2008 Certified; ITAR Registered")![Swift Glass - Excellence In fabrication. ISO 9001:2008 Certified; ITAR Registered](https://www.swiftglass.com/assets/swift-glass-logo.svg "Swift Glass - Excellence In fabrication. 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