Misco wired glass

Wired glass is made by embedding steel mesh into molten glass. The wire is supposed to be a fire-resistant safety feature – holding the glass together in the event of a fire – giving building occupants time to escape before the fire spreads. For this reason, wired glass has traditionally been referred to as safety glass. However, many lines of evidence show that wired glass is not safe. In particular, the wire in wired glass reduces its impact resistance by up to 50% – making wired glass easier to break than regular annealed glass. Furthermore, the fragments of razor-sharp broken glass, … Read more