Laminated Glass - Specifications

Specifications

A typical laminated makeup would be 3 mm glass / 0.38 mm interlayer / 3 mm glass. This gives a final product that would be referred to as 6.38 laminated glass.

Multiple laminates and thicker glass increases the strength. Bullet-resistant glass is usually constructed using polycarbonate, thermoplastic, and layers of laminated glass. A similar glass is often used in airliners on the front windows, often three sheets of 6 mm toughened glass with thick PVB between them.

Newer developments have increased the thermoplastic family for the lamination of glass. Beside PVB, important thermoplastic glass lamination materials today are EVA (EthylVinylAcetate) and TPU (thermoplastic Polyurethane). The adhesion of PVB/TPU and EVA is not only high to glass but also to Polyester (PET) Interlayer. Since 2004 metallised and electroconductive PET-Interlayers are used as substrate for light emitting diodes and laminated to or between glass.

• Top Layer:..Glass

• Interlayer:..Transparent thermoplastic material like TPU, PVB or EVA

• Interlayer:..LED (light emitting diodes)on transparent conductive Polymer

• Interlayer:..Transparent thermoplastic material like TPU, PVB or EVA

• Bottom layer:..Glass

Laminated glass is also sometimes used in glass sculptures.