Thickness Of Laminated Safety Glass

Prl s bullet resistant glass can be glazed in a wide variety of different glass make ups and colors.

Thickness of laminated safety glass.

We have tested our ballistic bullet resistant glass for levels 1 3 ammunitions. Pfg glass offers two different lines of safety glass. The pvb can be clear or tinted and commonly varies in thickness from 015 to 090 but it can be as thick as 120 for special applications. Prl s bullet resistant glass has an overall thickness of 1 and is made up of glass pvb and polycarbonate.

12mm glass can be used as safety glass if it does not exceed 3 0m in height or 4 5m in width. Prl can make thicker overalls if requested. Laminated glass sometimes called lami is made by placing a layer of polyvinyl butyral pvb between two or more glass lites. Multiple laminates and thicker glass increases the strength.

A typical laminated makeup is 2 5 mm glass 0 38 mm interlayer and 2 5 mm glass. Single pane clear glass with a tdw of 0 84 allows most of the uv and visible energy to come through into the room offering very little protection. The vinyl interlayer holds the glass together if the glass is broken or impaled. Laminated safety glass is crafted by adhering two pieces of annealed glass together by a vinyl layer eva.

On the other hand laminated glass can block over 95 of the uv energy while allowing most of the visible light through. Laminated safety glass is commonly used for automotive windshields but the safety benefits are applicable to the household too. Trosifol polyvinyl butyral pvb this thermoplastic film is a tough and resilient safety interlayer that is used in laminated architectural safety glass as it offers safety advantages by retaining dangerous shards in case of glass breakage. Viracon s architectural laminated glass products with a minimum 030 pvb interlayer comply with ansi z97 1 1984 and cpsc 16 cfr 1201 which are the industry safety standards for glazing materials.

Laminated glass of 6 mm using 030 interlayer and two lites of either 2 7 mm or 3 0 mm 6 4 mm overall when using 3 0 mm glass is probably the most common make up of safety glazing using laminated glass for residential applications. 8mm glass can be used as safety glass if it does not exceed 1100mm in any direction. This gives a final product that would be referred to as 5 38 laminated glass.