Or we will ask
differently - which is better: tempered glass or triplex? This question cannot
be answered unambiguously, since each of these glasses will be an ideal option,
depending on the purpose of their application. And to make the right choice,
you need to know about the advantages and disadvantages of each material.
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| Triplex |
Triplex is a
laminated glass made of several glass sheets connected by polymer films or
compounds.
Main advantages:
- increased
resistance to damage and shock. It is very difficult to break it, but if this
still happened, then the fragments do not fly apart but stick together thanks
to the polymer compound;
- increased
sound insulation;
- wide
decorative possibilities due to the use of color films and various decorative
processing methods.
Disadvantages:
significant weight, somewhat limiting the use of the material; relatively low
light transmission due to the use of films.
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| Tempered Glass Shower |
Tempered glass
is obtained on the basis of ordinary sheet glass. Due to the sharp and uniform
cooling of the heated glass, it acquires high strength and resistance to
temperature influences.
Main advantages:
- high strength
and resistance to mechanical stress, it can be broken only by a very strong
blow, at that the material crumbles into safe fragments;
- the highest
thermal stability, while in triplex this indicator is lower;
- high degree of
light transmission.
Disadvantages:
tempered glass can not be machined. All work with it must be done before
hardening.
