Welcome to H’arte IGS. We are a group of Glass Specialists with expertise in glass manufacturing, fabrication and installation. The specifications of the glass are one of the many requisite considerations to achieve an aesthetically amazing design with top line performance.We hope we can lighten up the knowledge about the types of glass which aids the selection of glass.
Glass architecture requires a complete knowledge about the glass to be used in the specified application and knowing the glass types is the first step in the long process of glass architecture. The bottomline in selection of glass is to attune ourselves with the idea of “Using the right type of glass in the right place”.
We all may not be able to identify the suitable glass for the applications and so we are here to assist you with your queries. Now, talking about types of glasses based on production methods, they are classified as follows.
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- Float glass | Clear glass
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- Tinted glass
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- Low Iron glass
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- Coated glass ( Reflective | Low E glasses )
Read more about float, clear, tinted and low iron glass.
Based on the strength, they are classified as below.
• Annealed glass
• Heat strengthened glass
• Tempered glass
Based on the configuration, they can be classified as follows.
• Monolithic glass
• Laminated glass
• Insulated Glass Unit (IGU)
These are the very broad classifications of glasses. As we know that the glass industry is a vast area to get a hold of it, each of the listed types can be further classified into many more intriguing types manufactured with the rise of advanced applications. We can discuss about them in our following posts.