Laminated glass, also called composite or safety glass, or laminated glass (from the English "laminated glass") is obtained by joining two or more layers of glass, alternating with a transparent plastic material (interlayer).
The sheet can be of various types: ranging from the more classic polyvinyl butyral (PVB) to ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), up to thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).
The stratification takes place in a special plant where the sheets of plastic material and the glass are pressed and subjected to a heating process (the so-called “vacuum effect”).
By varying the number of sheets and layers of plastic, a wide range of laminates is obtained, capable of satisfying all the different levels of safety and protection.
FEATURES OF LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS
Laminated glass is very resistant and even if it is hit hard, it hardly breaks through (unlike monolithic glass).
In fact, in the event of an impact, the plastic sheet retains the glass fragments (this is the reason why, for example, the automotive industry uses laminated glass for the windshield of vehicles).
Another feature of laminated glass is soundproofing: through the insertion of an anti-noise film it is possible to achieve excellent noise reduction indices.
USES OF LAMINATED GLASS
Armored glass is used for the construction of shop windows or doors of shops and banks, in the car industry and in all those applications where the safety of environments or people is in the foreground. Laminated glass is also used for design applications, because it allows you to insert a wide variety of materials such as various fabrics and fabrics, metal and non-metal meshes, LEDs, handmade designs inside the glass.
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