At 3rd Avenue Window Supply we offer a wide range of residential and commercial glass products and services. Our employees possess knowledge and expertise which has been gained through years of experience. One type of glass we have available is tempered safety glass, a product which, upon impact, will shatter into little pieces as opposed to pointy, dangerous shards. How does this safety glass work?
Tempered safety glass is a single piece of glass that gets tempered using a process that heats, then quickly cools, the glass to harden it. The tempering process increases the strength of the glass to five to ten times that of untempered glass. Because of this capability, tempered glass breaks differently than regular clear glass. When struck, regular glass breaks into large, sharp, shrapnel-like pieces. Safety glass however, breaks into tiny, pebble-like pieces without sharp edges. Tempered safety glass is often used on automobiles, eyeglasses, computer monitors and LCDs, skylights, refrigerator shelves and storm doors. You can sometimes spot tempered safety glass used in an automobile on a sunny day, if you are wearing polarized sunglasses. You simply have to tilt your head 90 degrees or so and you should be able to see a symmetrical pattern in the glass, created by the tempering process.
It is easy to see there are many reasons why this type of glass is preferred for a number of projects. It is one of the safest types of glass out there. If you are in need of a repair or replacement of a glass structure of any kind, give us a call at 3rd Avenue Window Supply.
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