Heat-Strengthened

Heat-strengthened (HS) glass has been subjected to a heating and cooling cycle and is generally stronger as annealed glass of the same thickness and configuration.

• HS glass has greater resistance to thermal loads than annealed glass and, when broken, the fragments are typically larger than those of fully tempered glass.
• Heat-Strengthened glass is not a safety glass product as defined by the various code organizations.
• HS glass is intended for general glazing, where additional strength is desired to withstand wind load and thermal stress.
• HS glass cannot be cut or drilled after heat-strengthening and any alterations, such as edge grinding, sand blasting or acid etching, can cause premature failure.

Guardian recommends the use of heat-strengthened glass as a part of laminated glass to comply with the requirements of Russian standards.