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- Windshield
-
- There are two basic
- types of glass that
- can be used in
- windshields:
- laminated and
- toughened glass.
-
- Laminated glass is
- a sheet of plastic
- with a sheet of
- glass glued to each
- side. It has
- superior strength
- compared to the
- toughened glass,
- and in the event of
- an accident does
- not shatter and
- spread sharp pieces
- of glass. The
- plastic keeps all
- the glass in a
- sheet. It is more
- expensive to
- produce, and
- therefore not all
- countries demand
- that safety glass
- be used.
-
- Toughened glass is
- heat treated, and
- in accidents
- shatters to small
- cubes of glass.
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