Question

How is safety glass manufactured? Mention the use of safety glass.

Answer 1

Safety glass is glass which has additional safety features which will make it less likely to break or less likely to pose a damage when it is broken. Common designs of safety glass include toughened glass, laminated glass and wire mesh glass.

Complete answer:
Safety glasses are the type of glass which break into small, unharmful pieces when struck. They are generally manufactured in two ways: By laminating two ordinary glass sheets together and by strengthening glass sheets by heat treatment. Two types of safety glass are tempered and heat-strengthened. The heat-strengthened glass cools at a faster rate than the regular annealed glass. And tempered glass cools at a faster rate than heat-strengthened glass. Laminated glass has two or more liters of glass joined by a plastic layer. Heat-strengthened glass is usually made by heating the annealed glass uniformly and later cooling it at a slow rate. The produced glass can be made stronger by changing the rate of cooling. Tempered glass is made by heating the annealed glass uniformly, and then cooling the annealed glass rapidly by blowing air uniformly on both surfaces at the same time. Safety glass is used in shower doors, vehicle windows, etc.

Note:
Tempered glass is used in various applications because of its safety and strength. Some of the examples are: passenger vehicle windows, architectural glass doors and tables, refrigerator trays, for diving masks, as a component of bulletproof glass and different types of plates and cookware.