bent tempered glass

Bent Tempered Glass

A creative alternative for architects and designers, bent glass is tempered or heat-strengthened glass that is bent, during the heat-treating process, to a specified radius to create unique profiles for installations in commercial and residential applications.

Description

Bent glass is offered in a large variety of glass products, including clear, low iron, Low-E's, standard or high performance (spectrally selective) tints and reflectives, to achieve desired aesthetics and to meet design criteria.

Bent glass is custom-tempered by heat treating glass through a horizontal tempering furnace. Although bent glass is usually specified as fully tempered, it can be also heat-strengthened for applications where fully tempered glass is not required.
Capabilities

Characteristics

Distortion exists in all tempered and heat-strengthened glass, and bent configurations may even exaggerate it. Bent tempered or heat-strengthened glass is not recommended for vision areas, where distortion is not an acceptable characteristic. Minor departures from exact straightness are inevitable, and some linear distortion may also exist. Strain patterns are inherent in Bentemp glass and are more visible under certain light conditions.

Applications

.Handrails and Spiral Staircases
.Shower Enclosures
.Partitions and Elevator Enclosures
.Commercial/Residential Windows
.Curtain Walls and Storefronts
.Glass Furniture

Thickness: 1/4" (6mm), 5/16" (8mm), 3/8" (10mm),
1/2" (12mm), 5/8" (15mm), 3/4" (19mm)