Tempered Glass door
If you are considering an office glass door or an interior glass door for your home, you may have heard the term "tempered glass door" being used. Usually in conjunction with a list of impressive-sounding qualities and advantages over other types of glass. But what is a tempered glass door?
Simply put, a tempered glass door is a door made from tempered glass. A much tougher, safer form of glass which is ideal for construction and use in buildings.
Tempered Glass
Tempered glass is a type of safety toughened glass. Unlike ordinary (or "annealed") glass, tempered glass is very resistant to stress and damage, being very difficult to break. However, if it does break, it won't shatter into the jagged shards and sharp splinters typical of annealed glass. Instead, the unique tension patterns in tempered glass means that it breaks into small, rounded or cube-shaped pieces. Without sharp edges or points, making tempered glass far less dangerous than other glass types and rightly qualifying it to bear the common name "safety glass."
Tempered glass is made by heating glass to a certain level, then cooling it rapidly with jets of cold air. This causes the surface of the glass to cool at a different speed to the interior, causing differences in expansion and contraction. These differences result in the surface being placed under compression, and the interior being placed under tension. As glass is much stronger under compression than in any other situation, this means that any external force must exceed the force of the compression before it can damage the glass itself. Should that happen, the differential stress causes the tempered glass to shatter into its distinctive rounded pieces.
Why Choose a Tempered Glass Door?
Tempered glass doors are ideal for use as office glass doors or interior glass doors in your home. Available in a range of styles to suit any requirements, with a versatility hard to match, popular for reasons including:
Versatility
Durability
Safety
