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Handmade Glass Luminaires - Types of Glass

2023-12


Glass, an indispensable thing in every house, has a variety of varieties and a wide range of uses, and can be used as a handmade product, and many people can make handmade glass lamps. Because different products, different materials are used, and the process is different, so the performance is also very different, and I will briefly introduce the various glasses below.

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1. Flat glass: Flat glass is a traditional glass product, mainly used for doors and windows, with translucent, windshield and thermal insulation functions. It needs to be colorless, transparent, with a smooth, flat surface and no defects.

2. Patterned glass: also known as patterned glass and knurled glass, it can be mainly used for doors and windows, interior design partitions, bathrooms, etc. The embossed glass surface has a pattern, which can transmit light, but can block the view. That is to say, it has the opaque characteristics of light transmission, has an excellent decorative effect, and can make handmade glass lamps.

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3. Insulating glass: Insulating glass is composed of more than 2 layers of ordinary flat glass. A certain cavity is left, and the performance of heat preservation, heat insulation, and sound insulation is good. It is mainly used for heating, air conditioning, and silencing facilities for exterior glass decoration.

4. Tempered glass: also known as tempered glass. It has high characteristics, and its bending strength and impact strength are 3~5 times higher than that of ordinary students' flat glass. It has good safety performance and uniform internal stress, and reticulated cracks appear after crushing.

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5. Silk glass: a nickname to prevent broken glass. It is characterized by good fire resistance, can block flames, does not explode when burning at high temperatures, and does not hurt fragments when broken. There are also anti-theft properties, glass cutting, barbed wire blocking. It is mainly used for skylights, large windows, and handmade glass lamps.

6. High-performance insulating glass: it can block the sun's ultraviolet rays and block the energy entering the room. It is characterized by good energy-saving effect, good thermal insulation, and improved indoor environment. The exterior has eight colors and is very rich in the educational value of excellent traditional decorative arts.

In the interior part, the balcony is decorated externally.

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7. Laminated glass: It is a kind of safety glass. The main feature is good security. When broken, the glass shards do not disperse, only radioactive cracks are produced, and no injuries are made. The impact strength is significantly better than that of other ordinary flat glass, and the moisture resistance is good.