Bullet resistant glass is a strong but transparent material that cannot be penetrated when struck. However, it is not completely impenetrable and can be blow up. This type of glass is made from a hard and a soft type of glass. The soft layer provides elasticity and can flex instead of shatter. Bulletproof glass can be from three-quarters of an inch to three inches in thickness.
This type of glass is manufactured using thermoplastic and polycarbonate plus layers of laminated glass. It is designed to make standard glass protected from small arms fire. Polycarbonates are sandwiched between layers of regular glass and the glass itself is tempered. Tempering is heating and cooling or using a chemical process to make the glass itself stronger.
The logistics of bullet resistant glass incudes the glass flattening the bullet and the plastic layer deforming and absorbing the rest of the energy. This prevents bullet penetration. The ability of the polycarbonate layer to protect you is proportional to the thickness.
The polycarbonate layer has two types of coatings. Once is a soft coats that “heals” itself after being damaged, and a hard coating that prevents attacks. Most bulletproof glass is also resistant to physical assaults from clubs, crowbars, hammers and axes.
To ensure that your glass is actually bullet and assault resistant, these materials are tested by using a gun, firing a projectile from a set distance, and into the glass. When the shots do not penetrate into the interior they do leave dents which are measured to determine how much more glass and polymers should be added to provide maximum protection.
This type of glass is manufactured using thermoplastic and polycarbonate plus layers of laminated glass. It is designed to make standard glass protected from small arms fire. Polycarbonates are sandwiched between layers of regular glass and the glass itself is tempered. Tempering is heating and cooling or using a chemical process to make the glass itself stronger.
The logistics of bullet resistant glass incudes the glass flattening the bullet and the plastic layer deforming and absorbing the rest of the energy. This prevents bullet penetration. The ability of the polycarbonate layer to protect you is proportional to the thickness.
The polycarbonate layer has two types of coatings. Once is a soft coats that “heals” itself after being damaged, and a hard coating that prevents attacks. Most bulletproof glass is also resistant to physical assaults from clubs, crowbars, hammers and axes.
To ensure that your glass is actually bullet and assault resistant, these materials are tested by using a gun, firing a projectile from a set distance, and into the glass. When the shots do not penetrate into the interior they do leave dents which are measured to determine how much more glass and polymers should be added to provide maximum protection.
