Annealed Glass

Annealed glass

Annealed glass also commonly known as float glass, is the basic flat glass product that is the first result of the glass manufacturing process. Annealed glass is cooled slowly under controlled conditions during production. This annealing procedure removes internal stresses from the glass.

 

 

Annealed glass is the minimum standard for glass in the home. It’s also the base starting material for other glass types Low-E, Laminated and Toughened Glass.

Advantages

Although this is the standard glass type commonly offered in new homes we recommend it be used when visibility and light transmission are important.

Disadvantages

• Tends to break into irregular, sharp pieces when broken.
• The strength limitations of annealed glass limit the size of usable pieces. Size limitations are set out by Australian Standards AS1288