Glass is an accessory in furniture, which plays a decorative role. This word has a broad meaning. It can be said that all furniture with glass can be called glass furniture. It is just a matter of the proportion of wood, metal and glass. Generally speaking, furniture made with glass as an important part of furniture is called glass furniture.
Chinese name Furniture glass Foreign name Glass Furniture Concept Glass is an accessory in furniture, which plays a decorative role Classification Ordinary glass, frosted glass, etc.
Two examples will make you understand better. Bookcases with glass doors are called furniture glass. Glass coffee tables are called glass furniture.
Glass is now classified into many types for furniture production. There are many types based on transparency, color, and function. Here are a few examples:
Frosted glass: one side is sandy, the other side is ordinary glass, semi-transparent
Atomized glass: there is a layer of mist on the glass, the advantage is that it does not absorb fingerprints and is easy to scrub
Emulsified glass: the glass edge is ordinary glass, about half a centimeter, and the middle part is similar to atomized glass, white mist color, advantage, radiation isolation
Brushed glass: the color is greenish white, the advantage is that it does not absorb fingerprints, and it looks very modern with metal furniture
Laminated glass: There is a laminated glass in the middle of the glass, of course, this is not visible to your naked eyes from the outside, it is opaque, advantages, high strength, hammer can not be broken, generally used as bedside, of course the cost is also high
Metallic glass: metal particles soft glass material, high strength, the shape is generally very unique
Reflective glass: Metal reflective glass is in a vacuum chamber using ion sputtering method, metal or metal compound sprayed on the glass surface, so that it produces a uniform metal oxide film, due to the different thickness of the metal oxide film, it can show different colors and high-performance thermal insulation performance.
Insulating glass: Insulating glass is produced by two pieces of glass separated by dry air or argon and other special gases.
Tempered glass: Tempered glass is when flat glass is heated to close to the softening point, and then rapidly cooled on the glass surface, so that the compressive stress is distributed on the glass surface, and the tensile stress is in the center layer.
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