BULLET PROOF GLASS

BY
DIVYA MATHEW
KAVYASHRI S
SAVITHA BALAJI
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 Bullet proof glass, as its name has explained, is a kind of glass which stops bullets from
passing through it , therefore offering people more security.
 Bullet proof glass looks identical to an ordinary pane of glass.
 An ordinary piece of glass shatters when struck by a single bullet. However, bullet proof
glass is able to withstand one or several rounds of bullets depending on the thickness of the
glass and the weapon being fired at it.
 Bullet proof glass is made by layering a polycarbonate material between pieces of ordinary
glass in a process called lamination. This makes it thicker than normal glass.
 A bullet fired at a sheet of bullet-resistant glass will pierce the outside layer of the glass, but
the layered polycarbonate-glass material is able to absorb the bullet’s energy and stop it
before it exits the final layer. hence, bullet proof glass can stop bullets.
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WHAT IS BULLET PROOF GLASS MADE OF?
 Bullet proof glass is usually constructed using a strong
but transparent material such as POLYCARBONATE
THERMOPLASTIC or by using a layer of laminated
glass.
• The polycarbonate consisting of a number of products
such as makroclear , cyrolon , lexan , tuffak etc is often
sandwiched between layers of laminated glass.
 The use of plastic in the laminate provides impact
resistance .The glass which is much harder than plastic
flattens the bullet and thereby prevents penetration .
 Bullet proof glass is generally 70 – 75 mm thick.
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APPLICATION :
 Used in areas where high SECURITY is
required like banks , museums , jewellery
shops , villas , embassies etc.

 MAXIMUM SIZE :
2500 X 6000 MM

 THICKNESS :
20 TO 50 MM

 ADVANTAGES :
 Stable
 Durable
 Easy to maintain
ONE –WAY BULLET PROOF GLASS
 Advances in bullet-resistant glass have led to the invention of one-way bulletproof glass,
most often used in bank armored cars.
 One-way bulletproof glass is usually made up of two layers, a brittle layer on the outside
and a flexible one on the inside.
 When a bullet is fired from the outside it hits the brittle layer first, shattering an area of it.
This shattering absorbs some of the bullet's kinetic energy, and spreads it on a larger area.
When the slowed bullet hits the flexible layer, it is stopped.
 However, when a bullet is fired from the inside, it hits the flexible layer first. The bullet
penetrates the flexible layer because its energy is focused on a smaller area; the brittle layer
then shatters outward due to the flexing of the inner layer and does not hinder the bullet's
progress.
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 A glass's ability to withstand shock is also

helped by the annealing process of tempering.
 When treated at the right temperature, the
glass remains harder, which means it takes
more force to shatter the surface.

 However, "one-way" bullet-resistant glass is

far from being perfected; there is some
evidence that shows this can be done, but in
most cases when shooting from the "safe-side"
of the glass the intended target would have to
be at a "point-blank" distance for the bullet to
cause any lethal penetrations.