Annealed Glass Sheets

You can also choose from decorative glass acid etched glass and bulletproof glass.

Annealed glass sheets.

The glass formerly annealed on shelves in a melting furnace is now usually carried on rollers through temperature controlled kiln known as a lehr annealing ovens. Annealed glass also called float glass plate glass regular glass standard glass. Annealed glass can be cut machined drilled edged and polished. A wide variety of annealed glass sheet options are available to you such as others graphic design and total solution for projects.

Annealed glass annealed glass is regular glass that comes from the glass manufacture and is sometimes refereed to as float glass. In stock and ready to ship. Thickness available range from 3 32 to 3 4. Project boards for temporary outdoor signage school projects hobbies crafts and flooring protection.

Annealing is actually a process of slowly cooling glass to relieve internal stresses after it is formed. Polycarbonate glass similar to acrylic polycarbonate is a lightweight and break resistant thermoplastic. Annealed glass is the weakest of the three types and care should be given when choosing a location for this glass. Acrylic sheets lightweight and shatter resistant acrylic can be custom cut and used as a safe glass substitute in home improvement or diy projects.

The shaped glass is annealed to relieve stresses caused by manipulation then is slowly cooled. This type of glass is most common use on residential windows but not windows closed to a door table tops cabinet doors basement windows sometimes even commercial. We also stock acid etch or satin glass in almost every thickness and configuration including low iron acid etch and double sided acid etch. Choose from our selection of annealed glass including borosilicate glass sheets borosilicate glass rods and discs and more.

Annealed glass is float glass also called flat glass that has not been heat strengthened or tempered. How is annealed glass made. Clear float glass has been the primary type of glass having a soda lime color clear glass can be the outboard and or the inboard lite of an insulating glass unit or a laminated glass product. Annealing float glass is the process of controlled cooling to prevent residual stress in the glass and is an inherent operation of the float glass manufacturing process.

M3 glass technologies stocks standard types and thicknesses of annealed domestic flat glass also known as sheet glass plate glass or single pane glass in 3 0mm to 25mm in clear tints and low iron.