Do Glass Shelves Need To Be Tempered?
Clear glass starts out annealed and then can then be tempered to increase its strength and safety characteristics. Glass shelves for normal residential applications do not need to be tempered (but see exceptions below). In commercial applications (retail stores, restaurants, beauty salons, etc, tempering is highly recommended. Table of contents How is annealed glass made? Most architectural glass is manufactured by melting silica sand, soda ash, dolomite, limestone, and sodium sulfate to 1480 degrees C, and then floating it on a pool of molten tin. (this is why it is referred to as “FLOAT” glass and not the old term … Read more