Sunday, May 20, 2012

Tempered glass

Recently, more and more often during the repair or construction use tempered glass. After the material has high durability when compared to ordinary glass. Tempered glass is used not only in construction and in furniture and automotive industries.



At the heart of the production of tempered glass is the use of hardening attitudes and patterned glass. Hardening units simultaneously produce and holes in the glass, and cuts, and also handles the edge. The finished profile of tempered glass can not be processed because the material is better not to injure. But proper care of the windows, which are equipped with tempered glass, extend the term of their service.

What is glass?


Glass - is one of the main materials used in construction. Transparent to visible spectrum of electromagnetic waves by a man material, one of the oldest and, thanks to the variety of their properties - in the practice of universal human rights. Physico-chemical - an inorganic substance, solid structure - amorphous. The main components that make up glass are silica sand (69-74%), ash (12-16%), limestone and dolomite (5-12%) and small percentages some other components. More specifically, by the glass-forming substances include oxides: SiO2, B2O3, P2O5, TeO2, GeO2 Fluoride: AlF3, etc.