From creating an elegant custom shower enclosure to fitting seamlessly into an odd-shaped space, you can cut tempered glass into almost any shape your project demands.
When ordering glass for commercial applications, you’ll notice there are several types to choose from. Most commonly: annealed, laminated, heat-treated, and tempered.
It’s important to understand the various considerations of each of these types of glass to ensure you’re making the perfect choice for your project.
Here we will be talking specifically about glass tempering, but we do have resources available for heat-treated glass and beveled glass as well.
As those in the commercial and residential construction industry know, tempered glass is nearly 5x stronger than regular annealed glass. Tempering means heating the glass to extreme temperatures and rapidly putting it through a high-pressure cooling process.
This procedure puts stress on the glass, which in turn produces tension that begins in the center of the piece and spreads out. The tension is then compressed on the outer edges, which gives the glass sheet its strength.
How is glass tempered? Here's a “behind the scenes” look at the five-step glass tempering process.
