Bent tempered glass is tempered glass that has been shaped to a specific fixed radius during the tempering process.

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The glass is heated in the tempering furnace in the same way as flat glass. Before cooling, the glass is bent to the desired radius using moving rollers in the special bending section of the furnace. The glass, which has been physically reshaped into the desired curved radius, is immediately cooled with high-pressure air, giving it the properties of tempered glass. The minimum radius and maximum height that can be achieved by the furnace depend on the size and mobility of the bending mechanism in the furnace.

  • Glass Elevators: Bent glass is frequently used in panoramic glass elevators.
  • Refrigerator and Freezer Doors: Providing aesthetic and practical designs for display cabinets.
  • Façade Glass: Used in architectural projects where curved glass is required.
  • While bent tempered glass is not covered specifically by TS EN 12150-1, the standard’s requirements for thickness, edge finishing, and fragmentation tests are applicable to bent tempered glass as well.
  • ISO 11485: This international standard applies to bent glass, covering specifications for glass in buildings and determining the quality requirements for bent glass used in architectural applications.
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