There are four main technologies used to manufacture the bent glass. Bending and tempering is a processed used to curve glass by heating the glass above 600 degrees, then bending it to a desired radius. Cold bending and hot bending, cold bending involves putting a glass plate on a frame to achieve the targeted arch through exacting pressure. Hot bending involves putting a glass plate into a mold and heating it evenly to about 650 degrees. Through heating the glass transforms into a visco-plastic state which enables it to be shaped into any desired angle or shape. Lamination process is also another method used for bending glass. This process involves bending glass with two or more layers.
Bent glass is common in three forms depending on the requirements of the structure. Laminated glass is made through binding two layers of glass using a plastic material that prevents it from shattering into big pieces when the glass breaks. This type of glass is commonly used motor vehicles, boats and yachts. The other type of bent glass is the annealed curved glass. The process involves slowly cooling a hot glass plate to the desired form. This type of bent glass is very suitable for display windows, shops, entrances. Toughened bent glass is another type of bent glass. This type of glass is made through heating a glass plate and rapidly cooling. This type of glass is suitable for staircases, interiors and facades due to its strength.
Bent glasses is very popular for its visual appeal, aside from that it is regarded as one of the safe glass having been forged to meet all safety requirements. Compared to other building materials it is very cost effective.
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