Due to the nature of the toughening process, glass will not be as flat as annealed glass and distortion is possible, including the following for horizontally toughened glass:

Overall bow - deformation of the whole pane of toughened glass caused by the heating and cooling process

Roller wave distortion – distortion produced in horizontally toughened glass as a result of the glass process being in contact with the rollers during the toughening process

Edge lift – distortion produced at the leading and trailing edge of the plate

EN 12150-1 sets requirements for distortion in toughened glass.

For more specific details, please refer to the standard, BS EN 12150-1: 2015: Glass in building – Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass. (www.bsigroup.com )