Abstract:
A METHOD FOR TREATING THE SURFACE OF A CONTAINER AND A CONTAINER WHICH HAS BEEN TREATED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD. THE METHOD INVOLVES COATING AT LEAST THE INSIDE SURFACE OF A CONTAINER WITH A LAYER OF A DIFFUSION-PREVENTATIVE SUBSTANCE. THE CONTAINER, WHICH CAN BE MADE OF QUARTZ, GLASS OR A CERAMIC MATERIAL, CAN THEN BE USED TO HOLD PRODUCTS TO BE ANNEALED IN A HEAT-TREATING FURNACE WITHOUT DIFFUSIONS OUT OF OR INTO THE CONTAINER WALLS.