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FULLY TEMPERED GLASS

Tempering is the heat treatment of the tempered glasses. The tempering process
glass. Tempering is done by heating the does not change the volume, color, and
glass at 650 – 700°C in a furnace for a chemical structure of the glass.
sufficient period followed by sudden While tempered glass can withstand a
cooling by compressed air. The surface sudden temperature change of 200 °C
hardens with reduced temperature. First (thermal shock), non-tempered glass can
the outer surface, then the inner part of be broken when subjected to a thermal
the glass cools down, so that on surfaces shock of about 40 °C.
compressive stress accumulates, while the
center has tensile stress. Tempered glasses Tempered glass is used where the glass
are approximately 5 times more durable is expected hardly to break but when its
than regular glass. Heat resistance is more broken should not harm the users. Such
than unprocessed glass. It is a safety glass as, facade windows, white goods glasses
class product that does not cause injury (oven – refrigerator, etc.), automotive
to the users thanks to the small size of the industry (vehicle side and rear windows),
fragments when it’s broken. shower and bathtub glass, furniture glass
(coffee table - table - cupboard, etc.),
Processes such as cutting, edge processing, railing, handrail, balcony closing systems,
and drilling cannot be performed on
lighting fixture glass, and so on.

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