Basic glass

Glass, transparent material that can reflects light, now very diverse types of glass, from glass to view the general standard of the people known to decorative glass for buildings.

Glass is generally divided into two major groups of the basic glass and decorative glass. In addition both groups still have the type of glass formed by the end of the manufacturing process. Glass has a thickness that varies from 3 mm to 19 mm.

Originally there were only two kinds of people known as the glass, plain glass and color glass . Now the glass industry development in line with increasing demand for more variety to the glass. There are several basic types of glass are known currently.

Plain glass

Often also referred to the clear glass or clear glass because it is transparent and colorless and can transmit more than 90% of light into the room. This species is the most widely used, such as the aquarium glass, window glass and glass tables. In principle the use of plain glass due to a desire to display the object or objects behind the glass.

Glass Color

This glass has the absorption of sunlight to 55%. Stained glass was made at the time of the drafting process. Many color variations available, including green, blue, purple and gray. The colors are produced from a mixture of certain chemicals, such as the green color from a mixture of oxide and chromium cuprum, blue color is produced from cobalt oxide, while the purple color from manganese oxide.
The concentration of light and dark colors on the type of glass is caused by the thickness of the glass. The thicker the glass, the darker the color produced, and vice versa. When the thinner the glass the lighter is green.