Glass is now being used in the building industry as insulation material, structural component, external glazing material, cladding material; it is used to make delicate looking fenestrations on facades as well as conventional windows.
Common types of glass used in construction include float glass, shatterproof glass, laminated glass, chromatic glass, and extra clear glass. Other popular glasses include glass wool, glass blocks, and toughened and tinted glass.
Glass is used in the following non-exhaustive list of products: Packaging (jars for food, bottles for drinks, flacon for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals) Tableware (drinking glasses, plate, cups, bowls) Housing and buildings (windows, facades, conservatory, insulation, reinforcement structures)
Glass Building Material is a mixture of raw materials like silica, sodium potassium carbonate, lime or lead oxide, manganese oxide which are grounded, sieved, and mixed in specific proportion to make glass. Glass Building Material has unique properties as a transparent glazing material in the construction industry.
Glass can absorb, refracts or transmits light. It adds beauty to a building when used in transparent or translucent applications. Glass transmits up to 80% of available natural daylight. The use of natural light can lower electricity bills, brighten the rooms of a building, and can also boost the mood of the occupants.
Besides the window-type applications, glass fibers are uses in insulation, sound deadening, as fillers in plastics, and as reinforcement in plastic laminates and structural shapes. Glasses can be used to transmit or shield radiation. Moreover photosensitive glasses for fluidic devices are used in machine controls.
Glass is a hard and brittle material manufactured by fusion process. In the fusion process, the sand is allowed to fuse with lime, soda, and other admixtures as well. Then the mixture of all of these is cooled as quickly as possible. This cooled substance is known as glass.
Laminated glass is the combination of layers of ordinary glass. It has superior weight, thickness, UV proof, and soundproof than a regular glass. Toughened or tempered glass is a durable glass that has low visibility.
Used for walls and partitions, laminated glass is common in high security buildings, businesses, and law enforcement vehicles. While transparent, laminated glass reinforces the safety of homes, offices, and drivers worldwide.
soda-lime glass, lead glass and borosilicate glass. These three types of glass make up around 95 percent of the cullet glass used in the production process.
Uses of Glass in Interior Designing. Glass allows light in and prevents air and water so buildings can be naturally lit, and have views to the outside but still provide shelter. Glass however does not usually shelter from heat or cold.
Stained Glass
This is a decorative type of glass with ornamental designs.
6 Different Types of Glass Use for Interior Needs – Properties and Usage. 1 FROSTED GLASS: Perfect for a translucent theme! 2 INSULATED GLASS: Maintains the temperature of any space! 3 TEMPERED GLASS: Toughened enough to avoid breakage!
Toughened glass can be used in a range of ways; for shower doors, glass furniture, shelves etc, and holds the advantage of being far more resistant to breaks.
Soda-lime glass is the most common (90% of glass made), and least expensive form of glass.
Glass Examples
Examples of glass include borosilicate glass, soda-lime glass, and isinglass. While there is no requirement for a glass to have a specific chemical composition, most common glass consists mainly of silicon dioxide (SiO2). Other elements or ingredients may be added to glass to alter its properties.
Glass Compressive Strength and Tensile Strength
The tensile strength of glass is significantly lower than that of compressive strength.