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Properties Toughened glass

Toughened glass or tempered glass is heat treated glass which has been warmed up and cooled of quickly. This process strengtens the tempered glass amongst five times compared to regular glass. For heat strenghtened glass the fragmentation if it breaks is different, the smaller pieces are less dangerous for injurys.

Toughened glass is often called safety glass.

Polish, cutting, holes etc has to be done before heat treatment of glass. After glass is toughened it can not be worked any more.

 

Areas of use

Laws and regulations of today demands safety glass in public buildings. Toughened glass has many areas of use, among others:
  • Objects with hit risk and bent areas require durability, like the top glass in a glassroof, glass doors, busstop cabins, shop windows, glass furniture etc.
  • Objects where temperature changes like facades, balcony glass, glass for mashines etc.

 

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I'll be happy to answer questions about technical glass and areas of use.

Ulf Nilsson
Phone +46 (0)11-13 45 50
 

Glasteknik aku AB, Spårg 2d, 602 23 Norrköping, Sweden, Phone: +46 (0)11-13 45 50, Fax: +46 (0)11-12 28 50,
E-mail: contact@glasteknik.se