Basically there are 4 Types of Glass :
- Annealed Glass:
Annealed glass is a basic product formed from the annealing stage of the float process. The molten glass is allowed to cool slowly in a controlled way until it reaches room temperature, relieving any internal stresses in the glass. Without this controlled slow cooling, glass would crack with relatively little change in temperature or slight mechanical shock. Annealed glass is used as a base product to form more advanced glass types.
- Pros:
- Budget friendly
- Strong against wind and heat changes
- Allows full light transmission
- Superior visibility
- Available in opaque and different tones
- Cons:
- Breaks into large irregular shapes
- Can only be used for limited sizes due to its strength
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- Heat Strengthened Glass:
Heat Strengthened Glass is semi tempered or semi toughened glass. The heat strengthening process involves heating annealed glass back up to about 650 to 700 degrees Celsius and then cooling it quickly, although not as fast as with toughened glass. The heat strengthening process increases the mechanical and thermal strength of annealed glass, making it twice as tough as annealed glass.When it breaks the fragments are similar in size to annealed glass, but with a greater likelihood of staying together.This glass is not often used in balustrades or similar structural applications because of its limited strength compared to tempered or toughened glass, although is sometimes specified when there is concern about tempered glass fracturing into thousands of small pieces.
- Pros:
- Budget friendly
- Strong against wind and heat changes
- Allows full light transmission
- Superior visibility
- Available in opaque and different tones
- Cons:
- Breaks into large irregular shapes
- Can only be used for limited sizes due to its strength
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