Toughened Glass Testing Methods

Toughened Glass Strength Test

Toughened glass testing equipment, such as shot bag impact, ball impact, flatness measuring instruments, etc.

Shot bag impact testing machine

Related Standards:
AS/NZS 2208 Safety glazing materials in buildings – Appendix D: Impact Test
GB 15763.3 Safety glazing materials in building Part 3: Laminated glass – Appendix C: Test device for the impact performance of shot bag
ANSI Z97.1 Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings-Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test-Clause 5.1: Impact Test

Application:
Determining the resistance of glazing materials to impact by the penetration method

Test Frame:
Frame Size: 1900mm*1500mm*3570mm
Samples Size: 1930mm*864mm
Lift: Electric
Release: Auto
Maximum impact height: 1200mm (customized)
Rubber Pad Width: 15mm
Rubber Pad Thickness: 3mm
Rubber Pad Hardness: Shore A50

Impact Shot Bag:
Reinforced leather bag filled with chiller lead shot

Technical Data:
Weight: 45kg±0.1kg 46kg±0.1kg
Height: 330mm ± 13mm
Max diameter: 250mm
Lead sand size: 2.5mm
Customized: 25kg 48kg

Ball Drop Tester

Related Standard:
ISO 3537
Road vehicles — Safety glazing materials — Mechanical tests – Clause 6: 227 g ball test, Clause 7: 2260 g ball test
EN 356
Glass in building-Security glazing-Testing and classification of resistance against manual attack 6.1 Hard body drop test
GB 15763.3
Safety glazing materials in building Part 3:Laminated glass – Appendix B: Drop ball impact specimen support

Principle:
Determination of whether the safety glazing material has a certain minimum strength and cohesion under impact from a small hard object

Hardness steel ball:
a) 2260g, 82.5mm
b) 227g, 38 mm
c) 1040g, 63.5 mm
d) 508g, 50 mm

Drop Height: 1000mm, 5000mm, 12000mm, Customized
Automatic release and lift. Power: 220V 50Hz 580W

Supporting fixture:
a) Support Size: 350mm*350mm and 660mm*660mm (Customized)
b) Frame width 15mm
c) Steel box height 150mm
d) Rubber Gasket: thickness 3mm, width 15mm, hardness shore A50
e) Interposed sheet of rubber: thickness 3mm, hardness shore A50

Applied Test Samples Size: 300mm*300mm 610mm* 610mm

Portable flatness measuring instrument for tempered glass

1, Display table 2, Support plate 3, Support block 4, Fixing bolt 5, Measuring head 6, Fixing part 7, Supporting foot

Related standard:
1)    GB 15763.2 Safety glazing materials in building
- Part 2: Tempered glass
Clause 5.4 Camber measuring
2)    AS NZS 2208 Safety glazing materials in buildings
Clause 2.5 Flatness requirements

Application:
3)    Measurement of arcuate form and wave form of toughened glass
Technical parameters:
4)    Resolution: 0.01mm            
5)    Measuring Span: 300mm-12000 mm ( Customized)
6)    Working Temperature: 0~+40℃
7)    Working Humidity: ≤80%

Instruction:
8)    Adjust the measurement and set up to track the maximum data. Adjust the span of the support block according to request.
9)    Adjust the position of measuring head, to ensure that the measuring head is beyond 2mm-3mm of the plane of three support feet.
10)    Gently stick the surface of the glass to ensure that three supporting feet are able to touch the glass.
11)    Slide the measure location and read the data.

Product features:
12)    Continuous measurement and monitoring of the flatness of the glass, data display and recorded.
13)    Simple operation, fast measurement, low cost, widely used in the flatness measurement of glass.
14)    The specifications of the equipment are various; the measuring span (300mm, 500mm, 800mm, 1000mm, and 1200mm) can be customized according to customers’ requirements.