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Tempered Safety Glass

January 15, 2007 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

California Glass Failure Analysis Expert discusses safety aspects of tempered glass:The following codes interpret tempered glass for use as safety glass for the consumer:Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) #16 Part 1201 1997, ANSI Z97.1-2004 and CAN/CGSB-12.1-M90 all discuss the safety aspects of tempered glass. All basically state that tempered glass is safer because it breaks […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Safety Glass, Tempered Glass

What Is Safety Glass

January 1, 2007 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Public Safety, Comments on the Nature of the Safety Glass Failure: There is a misconception that tempered glass is safe because it breaks into small cubes when it breaks. This is true if the glass is broken by impact from a direction perpendicular to the surface of the glass piece (i.e. someone walking into a […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Glass, Safety Glass

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