Laminated windshields are key components of a vehicle s structural integrity.
What is a laminated windsheild.
Automobile windshield with spider web cracking typical of laminated safety glass.
It s composed of 3 layers.
Various product features can also be built into windshields for enhancing passenger comfort.
The inner layer is made of a plastic called polyvinyl butyral or pvb.
Laminated safety glass is reserved for your windshield only.
The way this glass is formed is by taking two pieces of thin glass and bonding them together by a piece of plastic.
Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass a type of treated glass which consists of typically two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety and bonded into the window frame.
Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that holds together when shattered.
Motorbike windshields are often made of high impact polycarbonate or acrylic plastic.
The reason why this type of windshield is lighter is that the sheets of glass are thinner by about 5mm or 4mm.