Marine
Window Glass Applications
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| Type of Glass | General Applications |
| Polished Plate Glass | Windows, Portlights |
| Laminated safety plate glass | Explosion
hazard glazing Windshields - crane cab windows Usual thickness, nominal 1/4” (6mm) Also available in 3/8” - 1/2” - 3/4” - 1” where greater strength is required. |
| Tempered plate glass (heat treated) | Bridge windows, passenger deck windows, control towers, portlights, hazard location glazing |
| Heat absorbing Solex (blue tint) | Glare
reducing windows Sun heat-reducing windows, control towers |
| Solargray (gray tint) | Observation lounge, skylights, double glazed units |
| Insulating glass units | Manufactured
with many glass combinations. However, thicknesses listed below are most
common: 3/4” thickness (1/4” glass + 1/4” airspace + 1/4” glass) 1” thickness (1/4” glass + 1/2” airspace + 1/4” glass) Air conditioned spaces, areas where heat transfer / condensation is a problem |
| Bullet-resisting plate glass | Protection against firearms, pressure chamber windows, protecting shields |
| Electrically heated glass | Bridge windows, observation towers, crane cabs, humidity and temperature control windows |
| Wire glass | Fire safety boundary, fire doors |
| A-0 Glass | SOLAS / IMO A-0 bulkheads, A-60 Bulkheads with dedicated sprinklers |
| A-60 Glass | SOLAS / IMO A-60 bulkheads |