Heat-Strengthened Glass
Questions?
For more information about heat-strengthened glass products, contact one of these North American Guardian locations:
| Carleton, Michigan 734.654.6264 | Corsicana, Texas 903.872.4871 | ||
| DeWitt, Iowa 319.659.4000 | Webster, Massachusetts 508.943.6600 | ||
| Kingsburg, California 559.896.6400 | Rexdale, Ontario 416.674.6945 | ||
| Richburg, South Carolina 803.789.6100 | Industries Cover, Inc. Anjou, Quebec 418.881.2303 |
From anywhere, contact the Guardian location near you.
Wind load, thermal stress. Bring it on.
Heat-strengthened glass is less prone to spontaneous breakage than tempered glass. And it’s the product of choice, with the exception of instances where tempered glass or laminated glass is required by law, wind load, local or national building codes.
Characteristics
- Approximately twice the mechanical and thermal strength of annealed glass of equal thickness.
- Greater resistance to thermal loads than annealed glass.
- Heat-strengthened glass is not a safety glass product.
Applications
- Suitable for use in spandrel and/or vision areas where added resistance to wind load and thermal stress is required.
- Laminated solariums
- High wind load areas
- Laminated skylights
Availability
- Clear and green
- Standard thicknesses ranging from 3 mm (1/8") to 12 mm (1/2"); maximum width 2.4 m (96"), and maximum lengths up to 3.7 m (144").
- Other glass thicknesses may be available on request.
