Glass Dictionary

Denton Glass Dictionary

These are the most FAQ terms for glass

Mutin Bars: Mutin bars are used inside the insulated glass unit. The most commonly used type is aluminum. Their main reason for their used is for decorative purposes and most of them are white or bronze. You can create endless combination with the Colors and patterns available.

Tempered Glass: Tempered glass is heat treated. It is much stronger than regular glass (about 4X stronger) and when broken, it shatters into small fragments.

Low-E Glass
: A glass that has a special thin-film metallic or oxide coating which allows short-wavelength energy of the sun to be transmitted into a building, but which prevents long-wavelength energy of the heating systems within the building from escaping to the exterior; thereby conserves heat energy.

Insulated Glass: is described as two or more lites of glass spaced apart and hermetically sealed to form a single glazed unit with an air space between each lite.