Types Of Glasses

Have a look at the type of glasses below:

• Soda Lime Glass: These type of glasses are also known as Soda Glass or Soda Lime Silica Glass. They fall under the category of the ordinary varieties of glass. It is usually used for constructing glass containers like a bottle or a jar and even for assembling the window panes or a bulb.
  
  
• Colored glass: These are attractive glasses which are mainly used for the decorating purpose. These are very much in demand. Colored glasses are used to decorate things like walls, windows, sunglasses. They are also used in automobiles.
  
  
• Plate glass: These are popularly known as Sheet Glass or Flat Glass. They are produced in a plane form. These are common in nature. The transparency and smoother nature of the glasses are used for making doors and windows. They are even used in windshields of both commercial and residential structures. If you are looking for this kind of glass, get in touch with a Coolum glass supplier.
  
  
• Safety glass: Safety glasses are used for taking care of the security part of any building or vehicle. These are also known as Shattered-proof Glass. These glasses prevent sudden shattered breakage because these are made up with special type of plastic like Celluloid and are placed in between the sheet of the glasses. These are mainly used in making the automobiles and also bulletproof screens.
  
  
• Laminated glass: Laminated Glasses are more stronger and powerful than safety glasses. These are made by using more than one layer of safety glasses and they are bound altogether with a transparency. The more usage of layers are used, the more it becomes stronger. These are applied in assembling the glasses which are used in hydroplanes.
  
  
• Optical glass: These glasses are also known as Flint Glass. They are very clear, transparent and soft in nature. They are mainly used in making optical instruments like lenses, prisms etc.
  
  
• Pyrex glass: These glasses are also commonly known as Silicate Glass. The main characteristics of Pyrex Glasses is that they are highly heat proof. These are chemically resistant and have a high melting point. Generally these type of glasses are used for laboratory requirements.
  
  
• Photo-chromatic glass: These are unique in nature. They darken automatically when they are exposed to light of the sun. They also fade back when returned indoors. These are mainly used in making spectacles and sunglasses.
  
  
• Lead crystal glass: These are artistic in nature. They have a high refractive index giving a sparking view. The glasses are cut into shapes to give this refractive and unique look. Theses are mainly used for interior decorations.