Five Different Types of Glass

There are many kinds of glasses available on thecan reduce the solar radiation that pass through the
market besides safety glass and window glass.glass without cutting down the amount of light that
However some of them are being used in commercepasses through them. These glasses can be found in
and industry.laminated versions. A very popular solar control glass
Patterned glassis called Antisun. Its body is tinted bronze or grey and
Patterned glass is made by adding a molten glassit is 6mm thick. Its price is the same with the price of
layer to one side of a glass using a textured roller.a regular 6mm float. It can be use for doors and
There are many patterns that you can choose fromwindows but also for table tops or glass shelves.
including amber, blue or green ones. Patterned glass isAnother solar control glass is Spectrofloat. It contains
used for decorations and for generating a degree ofa metallic layer below its surface. The 6mm
privacy. This degree depends on the amount ofSpectrafloat is a little more expensive than the 6mm
diffused light, which can vary with the pattern. UsuallyAntisun. Another way to reduce the solar radiation is
patterned glass comes in 4mm X 6mm pieces and itto add a plastic film on a window panel. Besides
costs a little more than similar size regular glass.reducing the solar radiation this film has the benefit of
Tinted glass is two times more expensive. Patternedholding the pane together in case of breaking.
glass can be used as shower and kitchen screens orMirrors
in glass doors.A mirror is a 6mm glass piece with a silver layer on
Diffuse reflection glassthe back. The silver layer is covered by a copper
Glass reflects about 10% of the light that passeslayer to ensure protection. It is possible to silver any
through it.  In some cases this reflection can be theglass piece it is a lot easier to buy a mirror. There are
reflection of a table lamp or a window in the glass ofbronze mirrors, framed mirrors, mirror mosaics and
a picture. Diffuse reflection glass has a texturedmirror tiles that you can choose from. There are also
surface that can be used to avoid this problem. It ismirror doors available especially for wardrobes.
2mm thick and the price is the same with the priceDecorative glass
of a 4mm float glass.Glass can be treated in order to obtain all kind of
Solar control glassdecorative effects. One very popular effect is the
A room that is faced south can get hot every timebullion glass that can be found in different sizes and it
the sun shines into it. As a result the furniture can beis 5 times more expensive than a regular 4mm glass.
seriously damaged but the sunrays. Solar control glass