Does Tempered Glass Block UV?

Discover the benefits of using tempered glass as an effective UV blocker for your home and health. Learn how it protects your space from harmful rays and enhances energy efficiency. Visit our website to find out more.

 

 

Tempered glass does not block UV rays. ‌

Ultraviolet rays cannot pass through glass. This is because the wavelength of ultraviolet rays is relatively short, and the energy in the glass can only be refracted and cannot be transmitted. Tempered glass is just ordinary glass that uses a special cooling method during processing. The processing technology is different and has nothing to do with the material, so ultraviolet rays still cannot pass through.

While tempered glass does not block UV rays, there are special types of glass that can effectively protect against UV rays. For example, type of window can effectively prevent ultraviolet rays while having good thermal insulation and thermal insulation effects. In addition, the lower the ultraviolet transmittance, the stronger the ultraviolet blocking ability of the glass. This kind of glass can reduce the damage of ultraviolet rays to the human body and furniture.

 

What is Tempered Glass: 

Tempered glass is a type of prestressed glass that creates compressive stress on the glass surface through chemical or physical methods, thereby improving the strength and safety of the glass. the surface of tempered glass has compressive stress, while tensile stress is formed inside. this structure allows the glass to better offset stress when it is subjected to external forces, thereby enhancing its resistance to wind pressure, cold and heat and impact. 

 

Advantages of Tempered Glass: 

 

--1. Safety‌:

When tempered glass is damaged by external forces, it will break into small obtuse-angled particles similar to honeycombs, which is not easy to cause harm to the human body.

 

--2. High strength:

The impact strength of tempered glass is 3-5 times that of ordinary glass, and the bending strength is also 3-5 times that of ordinary glass.

 

--‌‌3. Thermal Stability‌:

Tempered glass can withstand temperature changes of up to 150°C and has good thermal stability.

 

--‌4. Wide range of uses‌:

Tempered glass is widely used in high-rise building doors and windows, glass curtain walls, indoor partition glass, lighting ceilings, sightseeing elevator passages, home appliances, electronics, furniture, glass guardrails, etc.

 

Where Tempered Glass Products Are Used: 

 

Tempered glass is widely used in many fields such as construction, transportation, and home appliances. ‌ In terms of construction, tempered glass is used in high-rise building doors and windows, glass curtain walls, indoor partition glass, lighting ceilings, sightseeing elevator passages, etc. In terms of transportation, tempered glass is used in places such as car windows that require impact resistance. In terms of home appliances, tempered glass is used in places where heat resistance is required, such as electrical panels.

 

--1. High-rise building doors and windows‌:

Tempered glass is often used in windows of high-rise buildings due to its high strength and impact resistance, providing better security.

 

--2. Glass Curtain Wall‌:

The weather resistance and safety of tempered glass make it a common curtain wall material in modern buildings.

 

--3. Interior Partition Glass‌:

Tempered glass is used for interior partitions, providing good transparency and safety.

 

--‌4. Lighting Ceiling‌:

The light transmittance and weather resistance of tempered glass make it an ideal material for lighting ceilings.

 

--5. Sightseeing elevator passage‌:

Tempered glass is used in the sightseeing elevator passage to provide transparency and safety.

 

--6. Furniture‌:

Tempered glass is used to make glass dining tables, glass tea table, glass bedside table, glass cabinets and other furniture, adding modernity and durability.

 

--7. Car Windows‌:

Tempered glass is used for car side windows and rear windows to provide safety protection.

 

--8. Electrical appliance panel‌:

Tempered glass is used for control panels of ‌microwave ovens, ‌oven and other appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, etc. It is high temperature resistant and easy to clean.

 

About Huide Glass: 

 

Huide Glass has been in that processing business of tempered glass sheets products for around 13 Years since 2011. We have strong production and development capabilities, and currently has 7 automatic cutting machines, 8 edge grinding lines, there are 8 CNC precision grinding processing centers; there are 3 tempering furnaces(one for North-Glass, one for Yihai, and one for continuous tempering furnace SOUTHTECH). we can fabricate tempered glass sheet products 3,000,000 square meter per year. 

 

 

 

 

Our tempered glass products includes tempered glass shelf for refrigerator, tempered glass door for refrigerators, tempered glass lid for household washing machines, tempered glass sheet for smart tea table top or bedside table top, tempered glass cover panel for water cleaner and water heater, tempered glass cover for advertising billboard, tempered glass top and front door panel for tea bar machine, tempered glass cover panel for display cabinet, display box, or tempered glass cover sheet for showcase counter,etc, and also we can do customized manufacturing according to your unique real applications. if you want to know more, don't hesitate to contact us.