Breaking A Sheet Of Tempered Glass

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Breaking a sheet of tempered glass.

Here we break a large sheet of tempered glass to see the amazingly fast crack propagation followed by the crashing down of the shattered glass. Most of the time spontaneous glass breakage is the result of improper annealing of the glass by the manufacturer or thermal shock of the glass during normal usage. Spread a 10 foot length of industrial paper. The glass breakage is shown full speed half speed.

Breaking tempered glass at work. Pull a glass out of the oven or dishwasher when it is hot and place ice water into the glass and it may break due to thermal shock. Spontaneous breakage in tempered glass is however much more dramatic as the whole pane of tempered glass breaks with a loud noise and high visibility as it breaks into thousands of small pieces. How to safely break a sheet of tempered glass step 1.

Always wear protective clothing when working with glass. These breaks tend to be linear and not circular. The small pieces are not very sharp and safer to deal with than the next type. Tempered glass is heat treated and is much stronger than non tempered glass.