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Tinted Glass: Features and Applications

Tinted glass provides greater solar control than clear glass by absorbing heat energy from the sun. It is produced by adding colorants during glass manufacturing. Common tint colors include grey, green, and blue. Tinted glass reduces solar heat gain and glare while improving privacy. Proper installation is important as thicker tinted glass may be more prone to thermal breakage.

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Tinted Glass: Features and Applications

Tinted glass provides greater solar control than clear glass by absorbing heat energy from the sun. It is produced by adding colorants during glass manufacturing. Common tint colors include grey, green, and blue. Tinted glass reduces solar heat gain and glare while improving privacy. Proper installation is important as thicker tinted glass may be more prone to thermal breakage.

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TINTED GLASS

Produced by adding a colourant during the manufacture of clear float glass, tinted glass provides a greater degree of solar control for buildings
when compared to single clear glass. Most common colours are grey, green and blue tones.

Tinted glass works by absorbing the sun’s direct heat energy (like a dark coloured shirt on a warm day) with re-radiation and convection
through air movement drawing away the heat build up in the glass.

FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS COLOUR OPTIONS

>> Solar control – reduction of the sun’s direct heat energy through
the glass;

>> Reducing the sun's direct heat energy by 30-50% over ordinary Grey Super Green

clear glass;

>> Permanent colour – Also called a body tinted glass as the tint is an
integral part of the glass. The colour cannot be removed;
Dark Grey Super Blue
>> Reducing cooling energy costs;

>> Reducing glare;

>> Low external reflectance;

>> Improving privacy during daytime. Green Dark Blue

DESIGN AND GLAZING NOTES


HOW TINTED GLASS WORKS
Thermal Breakage - The thicker the tinted glass, the darker the
appearance and colour becomes. 2.
2.
As the thickness increases, the glass absorbs more heat and
therefore maybe more prone to thermal breakage if glazed in
annealed form. Toughening or heat strengthening will prevent these 1.
breakages.
3.
Glass edges – Before glazing, annealed glass edges must be ’good’ OUTSIDE INSIDE
straight and clean cut with minimal defects. Under no circumstances
should glass be glazed with damaged edges. 1. Sun's direct intensity strikes the surface of the
glass, the tinted glass partially absorbing and
transmitting the energy.
2. The absorbed portion of heat in the glass is re-
radiated both inside and outside.
3. Air movement helps to draw the heat away.
TINTED GLASS

SINGLE GLASS PERFORMANCE VALUES


VLT VLR VLRi
VISIBLE LIGHT VISIBLE LIGHT VISIBLE LIGHT SHGC U-VALUE
TRANSMISSION REFLECTANCE REFLECTANCE

COLOUR AND TYPE % EXTERNAL % INTERNAL % W/M2K


5mm Bronze (VFloat™) 54 6 6 0.64 5.9
6mm Bronze (VFloat™) 51 5 5 0.65 5.8
10mm Bronze (VFloat™) 34 5 5 0.54 5.7
5mm Dark Grey 22 4 4 0.57 5.8
6mm Dark Grey 15 4 4 0.53 5.8
5mm Green (Guardian ME) 79 8 8 0.65 5.8
6mm Green (Panasap) 70 6 6 0.56 5.8
10mm Green (Guardian ME) 68 7 7 0.53 5.7
4mm Grey (Euro) 56 6 6 0.69 5.9
5mm Grey (Euro) 50 5 5 0.65 5.8
6mm Grey (Euro) 44 5 5 0.61 5.8
8mm Grey (Euro) 34 5 5 0.55 5.7
10mm Grey (Euro) 26 4 4 0.50 5.7
12mm Grey (Euro) 20 4 4 0.47 5.6
6mm Dark Blue 58 6 6 0.59 5.8
6mm Super Blue 53 6 6 0.52 5.8
6mm Super Green 67 6 6 0.52 5.8
6mm Super Grey 9 4 4 0.35 5.8

DUO PLUS (IGU’S)


4mm Grey
50 8 12 0.58 2.6
12mm/ 4mm Clear
5mm Grey
44 7 12 0.52 2.6
12mm/ 5mm Clear
6mm Grey
39 7 11 0.48 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
6mm Dark Grey
13 5 11 0.39 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
6mm Green
62 10 12 0.44 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
6mm SuperBlue
47 8 12 0.39 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
6mm SuperGreen
59 10 12 0.40 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
6mm SuperGrey
8 4 11 0.21 2.5
12mm/ 6mm Clear
Data listed based on NFRC 100-2010. Duo Plus™ units with 12mm Argon Gas filled space.
VLT% - refers to % visible light transmittance. Simply a measure of the amount of natural daylight the glass allows through.
VLR% - refers to visible reflectivity of the glass viewed from the outside. VLRi% - refers to visible reflectivity when viewed from inside.
SHGC - refers to Solar Heat Gain Co-efficient and is a common measure used in regards the cooling of the building. The lower the number, the
more efficient the glass in reducing the sun’s direct energy impact through the glass.
U-Value - a measure of the thermal insulation of the glass and expressed as watts per square metre. The lower the number the better the
performance of the glazing.

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