| abstract |
The invention generally relates to the production of glass products. In particular, the invention relates to a mold comprising a mandrel, a method and apparatus for hot forming glass. The glass products obtained in this way can be used, for example, as pharmaceutical packaging. The shaping mandrel for reshaping at least one section of a heated region of the glass precursor comprises a temperature-stable core material and an alloying element, wherein the core material is selected from the group of noble metals, in particular the platinum group elements, and the further alloying element is selected from the group comprising tungsten, Zirconium, rhodium, molybdenum or rhenium. |