Tempered Glass Facts
Tempered glass is a very common safety glass that serves many purposes. Tempered glass has specific properties that make it ideal for many uses that could be potentially dangerous if tempered glass was not used. Tempered glass is designed to be much stronger and less likely to break than other glass options. In the event tempered glass does break, it shatters into hundreds of small, blunt pieces to prevent the harm of sharp, jagged edges. Does this Spark an idea?
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Significance
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Tempered glass is heat resistant, making it 4 to 5 times stronger than regular glass and harder to break. It is often referred to as "safety glass."
Uses
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Tempered glass is used for such items as car windows (side and rear), house windows, oven windows, shower doors, and coffee makers.
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Benefits
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Unlike other types of glass, if any part of the tempered glass is broken, the entire sheet shatters. This prevents the weakening of the glass over time.
Manufacturing Process
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Tempered glass is made strong by an extreme heat and then rapid cooling process. The manufacturing process is what sets tempered glass apart from other types of glass. This same process is also what allows the tempered glass to be heat resistant.
Misconceptions
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It is commonly believed that car windshields are made of tempered glass when, in fact, they are made from laminated glass. Laminated glass has a layer of plastic between two sheets of glass. If the glass should break, the broken pieces of glass stick to the plastic rather then fall into the car and onto the driver.
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