GLASS

Question 1

annealed glass that is reheated to just below the softening point and then rapidly cooled to induce compressive stresses in the surface and edges of the glass and tensile stresses in the interior

Answer 1

tempered glass

Question 2

two or more plies of flat glass bonded under heat and pressure to interlayers of polyvinyl butyral resin that retains the fragments if the glass is broken. also known as safety glass

Answer 2

laminated glass

Question 3

glass having an irregular surface pattern formed in the rolling process to obscure vision or to diffuse light

Answer 3

patterned glass

Question 4

a glass unit consisting of two or more sheets of glass separated by hermetically-sealed airspaces

Answer 4

insulating glass

Question 5

glass having a chemical admixture to absorb a portion of the radiant heat and visible light that strike it.

Answer 5

tinted glass

Question 6

glass having a thin, translucent metallic coating bonded to the exterior or interior surface to reflect a portion of the light and radiant heat that strike it

Answer 6

reflective glass

Question 7

flat or patterned glass having a square or diamond wire mesh embedded within it to prevent shattering in the event of breakage or excessive heat

Answer 7

wire glass