Laminated
glass is also made of the
expected materials (which I
describe very briefly here). Laminated
glass is two pieces of
regular glass with a layer
of something else between
them.
some different inserts
include:
- most commonly
polyvinyl butyral
- poly
carbonate (used in the
making of bulletproof
glass)
- ion-plastic
The insert (which generally
takes the form of a
resin/glue/film is fused of
the outer layers of glass
using heat of about 2552
deg. Fahrenheit, and
pressures upwards of 14 bar
(almost 14 times the
standard atmospheric
pressure).
Laminated glass can also be
made with tempered glass,
regular glass, colored glass
float glass, and etc.
laminated glass is also
considered a safety glass.
Due to the insert layer when
it is broken it cracks, and
the cracks spiderweb out
form the point of impact,
however the sheet of glass
does not fall apart because
the sticky resin/insert
layer hold it together. A
good example of laminated
glass is car front
windshields which can crack
but remain operational years
afterward.
Different insert can lend
the glass extra qualities.
For instance PVP (polyvinyl
butyral) laminated glass
is sound insulating and
filters UV waves. Other
inserts can result in
glass that can be used
for fire protection,
thermal insulation etc.
Generally laminated
glass can also be
layered with itself to
create a sort of double
decker sandwich effect.
The layer numbers used
are generally
2,3,5,7, and 9 (where
the numbers are the
number of glass panels
and between each set of
two class panes is an
insert layer).
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