Tempered Safety Glass Sheet

Because the glass is resilient and strong it can be hard to cut.

Tempered safety glass sheet.

Tempered glass is approximately four times stronger than annealed glass of the same thickness and configuration. What is tempered glass because of the way tempered glass is heat treated it breaks into small safe pieces rather than large shards. We also supply a variety of cut to size mirror glass products. The principle feature of tempered safety glass is its strength.

Glass shards are very dangerous and tempered glass is made to crumble into small pieces which is a lot safer. Please contact guardian for thicker glass standards. Laminated glass is safety glass because if broken the glass stays bonded to the plastic sheet that is between two separate lites of glass. For this reason tempered glass is most often used where standard glass could pose a danger.

Made 2 measure is a specialist supplier of cut to size toughened glass for a range of uses including glass splashbacks and balustrades. Get free shipping on qualified glass sheets or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. By heating glass at a high temperature then rapidly cooling it manufacturers create tempered. When glass breaks it often forms large dangerous shards that can pose significant safety risks.

Laminated safety glass keeps those pieces of glass safely in place. Laminated safety glass is crafted by adhering two pieces of annealed glass together by a vinyl layer eva. Tempered glass can be four times stronger than normal annealed glass. Although dull these can still be a hassle.

Tempered glass is commonly used in sliding doors storm doors atriums partitions windows storefronts display cases bath and shower enclosures and all glass doors and entrances. This is called dicing and makes tempered glass safer than standard annealed glass. Residual surface compression must be over 10 000 psi for 6mm glass according to astm c 1048. Its strength allows it to resist the impact of objects traveling twice as fast as would shatter annealed glass.

Tempered glass is very safe but if somehow broken still results in loose pieces of broken glass. Tempered tempered glass is used when the strength requirements exceed the capabilities of heat strengthened glass and for all safety glazing applications.