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Old 01-24-2009, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dbdavid View Post
No It is not tempered. It is pretty thin, I beleive it is 3mm. Does tempering add strength or does it just cut down on the large shards if it breaks? Do glass shops normally offer this service or should I have ordered it tempered?

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tempering makes the glass harder and more brittle but the upside is yes it is stronger but will still turn into big shards if broken, safety glass is the glass that turns into cubes if it is shattered it is simply laminated, it was invented by auto manufacturers to make windshields more safe for you to fly through if you hit a pole
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