When it comes to tempered glass, perhaps we don't know that glass that finds multiple applications in everyday life is probably the most widespread.
Tempered glass is a type of glass that has greater strength than the standard one.
Its resistance is obtained with a heat treatment: the tempering that makes it harder and stronger than an annealed glass.
How do you get it
Tempered glass is obtained by hardening through heat treatment (tempra). The glass is placed on a roller table on which it slides inside an oven, which heats it to the tempering temperature of 690-700 ° C.
Then it is rapidly cooled by air jets. This process cools the surface layers, causing them to harden.
The inside stays warm longer and will gradually cool down, causing compression towards the surface.
Location and usei
Due to its characteristics, tempered glass is mainly used in applications of large spaces, often also to create resistant parts without load-bearing structures such as all-glass structures, display areas, large windows, etc ...
Tempered glass is also referred to as safety glass. An example is its use in the automotive sector. Where it is applied on windshields and rear windows of cars and means of transport because it guarantees excellent resistance.
It is widely used in homes and commercial buildings, with shop windows, walls and exterior surfaces of the most eye-catching buildings.
Modern trends have greatly influenced the furniture sector which has seen the use of new materials in furnishing accessories. More and more often glass plates are used for tables, coffee tables, shelves. All these products that are trendy and promote Made in Italy are made with sheets of tempered glass.
In the bathroom this safe and resistant material has found ample space and new life. Partition walls, shower stalls and areas dedicated to wellness have made tempered glass the great protagonist.
We have learned that glass is strong, useful, safe, bright and versatile.
Source: wikipedia (glass)
