- Acid Etched
- A translucent glass with a satin etched surface finish, used decoratively and for privacy.
- Acoustical Laminate
- A laminated glass incorporating a special sound reducing interlayer.
- ArmaClear ®
- ArmaClear is G.James registered trade name for Bullet Resistant, Physical Attack, PrisonShield and
Anti-Bandit security glass.
- Bent Glass
- see Curved Toughened Glass
- Body Tinted Glass
- see Toned Glass
- Ceramic Painted or Printed Glass
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Glass with a ceramic frit or ink applied to the surface by screen or digital printing. The glass is then heat treated to fuse the paint or ink to the surface.
- Clear Float
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The basic raw glass product made with silica and other chemical additives, from which many secondary products are manufactured. Available in thicknesses from 2mm to 25mm.
- Coated Glass
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Glass with a thin transparent metal coating applied to the surface. Coating can be reflective, Low Emissivity (Low E) or for a special purpose coating such as self cleaning. Coatings can be either by on-line or off-line processes.
- Colourlite ®
- G.James registered brand name for ceramic painted and printed glass.
- Curved Toughened Glass
- Toughened Glass which has been formed into a cyclindral shape.
- Cyclone Resistant Glass
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Laminated glass designed to resist
penetration from high velocity projectiles.
- Decralite ®
- G.James registered trade name for 2-Pack Polyurethane painted glass used for internal decorative applications such as kitchen splash-backs.
- ECOtherm ®
- G.James registered trade name for Insulated Glass Units (see Insulated Glass Units).
- Grade A Safety Glass
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Glass manufactured under licence to
Australian Standards and used where
human safety is an imperative. Available as laminated, toughened or organic coated.
- GripLite
- G.James trade name for non-slip glass which incorporates a unique range of surface textures ideal for use as step treads and glass flooring both internally and externally.
- Heat Strengthened Glass
- A glass which is about as twice as strong as ordinary annealed glass and has good resistance to thermal breakage. It is not a safety glass.
- Heat Soak Testing
- An accelerated testing process which can be conducted on toughened glass to reduce the likelihood of spontaneous breakage due to Nickel Sulphide (NiS) inclusions.
- Insulated Glass Unit
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Two or more panels of glass separated by a spacer and hermetically sealed to form a single unit. The airspace between the panels of glass is filled with air or an inert gas.
- Laminated Glass
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Two or more panels of glass bonded together with an interlayer typically polyvinyl butyral (PVB). It holds together when shattered classifying it as a safety glass.
- Low E (Low Emissivity) Glass
- Glass with a thin transparent metal coating applied to the surface to reduce thermal(heat) transfer. The Low E coatings can be applied on-line or off-line to a variety of glass types.
- Low Iron Glass
- An ultra clear transparent glass with improved clarity.
- Mirror
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Glass with silver and enamel coats applied to
one surface; used for reflecting images.
Available as safety glass and various tones.
- Optilight ®
- G.James registered trade name for Low E laminate glass.
- Opti-Safe
- G.James trade name for laminated glass incorporating a SentryGlas® (SG) ionoplast interlayer.
- Reflective Glass
- Glass with a thin transparent metal coating applied to the surface which provides a mirror like appearance.
- Silent Glass
- see Acoustic Laminate
- Solarplus ®
- G.James registered trade name for off-line reflective and Low E coated glass.
- Solect ®
- G.James registered trade name for Low E laminate glass used for residential applications.
- Textured (Patterned) Glass
- Glass with a textured surface used for both decorative and privacy applications.
- Toned Glass
- Glass infused with metal oxides that tints the glass in a range of Green, Grey, Bronze and Blue tones. The colour density increases with glass thickness.
- Toughened Glass
- A safety glass which is 4-5 times stronger than ordinary annealed glass and when broken tends to break into relatively harmless fragments.
- TransClear
- G.James trade name for rolling stock and land vehicle windows.
- Twin-Glazed
- G.James trade name for Insulated Glass Units.
- Vanceva ®
- A wide range of eye-catching coloured polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers used in laminated glass.
