Toughened glass
Toughened safety glass is being processed with chemical or controlled thermal treatments. These treatments will increase the strength of the toughened glass compared to normal glass. Tempering will create a balanced internal stress which will cause the glass sheet whenever it is broken to crumble into tinier granular chunks with the same shape and size instead of splintering into jagged, random shards. These granular chunks are much less likely to be able to cause injury. Because of these features, the tempered glass is used in different very demanding applications like in shower doors, passenger vehicle windows, refrigerator trays, diving masks, architectural tables and glass doors, a component of bulletproof glass and different types of cookware and plates. In the United States, it has been required by law to use safety glass within tub, doors and shower enclosures. This has been enforced since 1977.
Laminated glass
The laminated glass is made up of layers of toughened plastic and glass. Whenever the laminated glass is broken, it will be held in place by an interlayer which is typically made up of polyvinyl butyral between its layers of glasses which crumble into much smaller pieces. The interlayer will keep the layers of the glass constantly bonded even when it is broken and its toughening will also prevent the glass from tearing up into large sharp pieces. This will produce a “spider web” pattern when the impact will not completely pierce the glass.
Laminated glass is typically used whenever there is a possibility that the glass could fall and shatter or if there is a possibility of human impact. Automobile windshields and skylight glazing normally use laminated glass. Laminated glass is also used as exterior storefronts, windows and walls in geographical locations which require hurricane-resistant construction.
Wire mesh glass
The wire mesh glass has a mesh of thin metal wire or grid wire which is embedded in the glass. As wired glass is typically described, it does not really perform the function that most people expect of it. The wire mesh is a strengthening component as the wire mesh is metallic and then conjures the idea of rebar in concrete materials. Despite this belief, the wired glass is usually weaker compared to unwired glass because to the incursions of wire in the structure of the glass. Compared to unwired glass, the wired glass often because heightened injuries as the wire will amplify the irregularity of the fractures.