Why settle for ordinary glass when there’s a tougher option available? VTough™ – Safety Glass offers a total glass solution that allows greater scope in your design.
Five times stronger than ordinary glass, VTough™ is perfectly suited to a wide range of applications that would normally put ordinary glass at risk of breaking. This includes splashbacks, basketball backboards and lots more. Think of the possibilities!
Long-lasting Durability
VTough™ is toughened to avoid thermal breakage and resist soft object impacts to last significantly longer than ordinary glass.
Safety & Security
VTough™ – Safety Glass is safer than ordinary glass because it forms small fragments if broken, instead of shattering into sharp pieces.
Versatility
VTough™ is suitable for use in larger areas than ordinary glass of the same thickness because of its resistance to wind loads.
Locally Processed
VTough™ is locally processed in New Zealand and easily available when you need it.
Toughened
VTough™ is five times tougher than ordinary glass.
Tested & Certified
VTough™ is tested & certified to Grade A safety glass standards (AS2208).
Specifications
Applications
- Residential and commercial buildings where Grade A safety glass is a requirement
- Shower enclosures
- Spandrel and thermal safety
- Furniture
- Balustrades
- Shopfronts and entrances
Size Limits
Maximum sizes are as follows^:
| Auckland |
2800mm x 4800mm
|
| Christchurch | 2050mm x 3800mm |
| Nelson | 2500mm x 5000mm |
Glass Options
| Thickness (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIoat | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Clear | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Grey | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |
| Bronze | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Green | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
Performance
Virtually all glass types can be supplied in toughened form, the exceptions being some deeply DécorPatterned glass, wired and glass for leadlighting. All VFloat glass can be toughened, the following performance qualities apply:
| VFIoat* | U Value | Shading Coefficient |
Daylight Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | 5.7 | 0.95 | 88% |
| Grey | 5.7 | 0.67 | 42% |
| Green | 5.7 | 0.71 | 77% |
| Bronze | 5.7 | 0.72 | 49% |
| *6mm glass thickness | |||
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