The glass used in your car is tempered glass, except however your car windshield which is produced with, laminated glass. The reason tempered glass is used rather than more conventional glass is because of its strength. Unlike conventional glass such as a wine glass – if you drop a wine glass it will shatter and you will have large shards of glass everywhere. Whereas when tempered glass is smashed, it will shatter into thousands of minuscule fragments.
The consensus from experts is that tempered glass is in fact at the very least five times stronger than conventional glass. They create it by producing the glass in a very controlled heating environment. The glass is exposed to extreme heat then is swiftly removed and cooled down quickly to produce a hard outer layer of glass.
Another big benefit of tempered glass is that it is very scratch resistant, which is why tempered glass is also used in shower cubicles, display cases, table tops, display windows in stores and of course your sunglasses, although a lot of sunglasses are now made from plastic. It is as common in the home as much as in cars. For instance your coffee pot will be made from tempered glass as well as the glass in your oven door.
Producing tempered glass is a very specialist process, and here at Ace Glass we have the expertise to produce all kinds of glass, or if your tempered glass breaks, we offer tempered glass replacement in Richmond and laminated glass repairs.