Wired Glass Sheets

Diamond or square wire mesh design and clear polished or obscure patterned glass is available in a thickness of 1 4 6mm and in a range of standard sizes.

Wired glass sheets.

Regarded for its flame retardant properties this clear or patterned glass with an integrated metal wire mesh holds the glass in place in case of breakage. Wired glass has an impact resistance similar to that of normal glass but in case of breakage the mesh retains the pieces of glass. The pros and cons of wired glass are as follows. The primary use of wired glass was and continues to be in locations that require fire rated construction materials.

Get free shipping on qualified glass sheets or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. This product is traditionally accepted as a low cost fire resistant glass. The maximum size of wired glass sheet available is 1981 mm x 2540 mm. Glass thickness get custom glass products cut from sheets in these thicknesses.

Wired glass is a type of glass into which a wire mesh is embedded during production. In accordance with ul9 ul10b and ul10c. Wired glass gained popularity in part because it can be cut to size from stock sheets in the field using tools commonly used for glass cutting. Listed by underwriters laboratories inc.

Polished wire glass protects against the spread of smoke and flames only and does not meet temperature rise restrictions required by most building codes. Wired glass clear and patterned wired glass. In what follows chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported cast and rolled wired glass sheets. Glass types choose from clear glass ultra clear low iron hd glass opaque clear glass polarglass textured glass gray glass or bronze glass.

Wire glass tested for 20 to 90 minute fire protection performance with hose stream. Wired glass is available in thickness ranging from 6 mm to 19 mm. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis and those for each region is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. Wired glass may be used in limited applications requiring 45 minute fire rating and many times is used for decorative applications.

Safety wired glass although it looks like traditional wired incorporates a safety film and meets both fire and consumer product safety commission impact safety requirements. Different types of glass treatments. It is suitable for use in any door sidelite or other hazardous location where safety is a concern as outlined in chapter 24 of the international building code. Ideal for decorative or architectural applications this range of four products styles.