What is the difference between tempered and laminated glass?

Tempered glass is a safety glass used in doors and windows were safety is a concern. It is manufactured by heating and then rapidly cooling the glass. This cooling process causes the outside surface to form a hard "skin" which is up to 7 times stronger than "annealed" glass. When broken, it shatters into small, less harmful fragments.

A. Laminated glass is used in the manufacture of windshields. A laminated windshield is made up of two pieces of plate glass sandwiched around a layer of rubber-like laminate. The purpose of this type of construction is to protect against penetration, either from the outside in or the other way around. You’ll notice that when a windshield is badly damaged, it will normally remain in one piece. Tempered glass is plate glass that is specially heat treated so that when it breaks, it does not “shard. Most non-windshield glass is tempered, and when it breaks, it does so in to hundreds of little pieces that lack the long, sharp edges normally associated with broken glass.

A. Laminated glass is used in the manufacture of windshields. A laminated windshield is made up of two pieces of plate glass sandwiched around a layer of rubber-like laminate. The purpose of this type of construction is to protect against penetration, either from the outside in or the other way around. Youll notice that when a windshield is badly damaged, it will normally remain in one piece. Tempered glass is plate glass that is specially heat treated so that when it breaks, it does not shard.  more