Clear glass, atau kaca bening, adalah istilah umum yang merujuk pada kaca yang tidak berwarna dan memiliki transparansi tinggi. Kaca ini bisa diproduksi melalui berbagai proses, termasuk proses pelapisan kaca cair di atas timah cair seperti float glass.
Clear Glass – Clear Glazing
Float / Annealed Glass – All glass starts of as float/ annealed, because of this it is the most cost effective. This glass if broken is usually in shard like shapes. Float glass is not safety glass.
Laminated Glass – Is 2 pieces of float / annealed glass with an interlayer sandwiched between them; this interlayer is poly vinyl butyrate (more commonly called PVB). The main benefit of this glass is; when broken it is held together because of the PVB, this makes it both a safe & secure product. The PVB also adds to better sound proofing. Laminated glass is safety glass.
Toughened Glass – Is float glass cut to size, the sharp edges removed then put into a furnace to heat strengthen it. Toughened glass when broken explodes and ends up in lots of small sharp pieces (this is what the old windscreens were made of to give you an idea) Toughened glass is safety glass.
Toughened Laminated Glass – Is 2 pieces of Toughened glass with a PVB interlayer sandwiched between them. The main benefit of this glass is; its harder break because both layers of glass are toughened, also when broken it is held together because of the PVB. Toughened Laminated glass is also safety glass.
