To improve its mechanical performance – resistance to impacts, wind pressure, thermal stresses or other applied loads – annealed glass for railway applications must be reinforced before it is laminated. Typically the reinforcing is done by either thermal tempering, or by chemical strengthening. Both processes create compressive stresses in the outside surfaces of the glass to reinforce its strength.
The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements. Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of, typically, two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and bonded into the window frame.
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Glass is one of the most important parts of any vehicle, as it is essentially what separates you from the outside world. It also provides great protection for passengers inside the car. While glass may seem like a simple part, there are several different types that can be used in automobiles.
The glass processing market for buses essentially consists of two very different products – windshields and sidelites. Each has their own challenges and opportunities. Bus windshields need to be bent and annealed, whereas bus sidelites need to undergo a process to be bent and tempered.
Bulletproof glass, ballistic glass, transparent armor, or bullet-resistant glass is a strong and optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to penetration by projectiles.
Frosted glass is produced by the sandblasting or acid etching of clear sheet glass. This creates a pitted surface on one side of the glass pane and has the effect of rendering the glass translucent by scattering the light which passes through, thus blurring images while still transmitting light. It has 10-20% Opacity.
Insulating glass (IG) consists of two or more glass window panes separated by a space to reduce heat transfer across a part of the building envelope. A window with insulating glass is commonly known as double glazing or a double-paned window, triple glazing or a triple-paned window, or quadruple glazing or a quadruple-paned window, depending upon how many panes of glass are used in its construction.
Over the recent past, architects and developers have increasingly looked upon glass as a primary material for the design of commercial as well as living spaces. With this has come the need for manufacturers to develop solutions that satisfy a building’s aesthetic aspect while ensuring that the safety and security of the occupants are not compromised.
Fire resistant glass is a specially laminated glass that helps the product withstand high amounts of heat. As a result, they can prevent fire from spreading from one side of the glass to another. The logic is that you should be able to call for help while the fire is contained within a specific location.
