Householder
Ask Pilkington
What are the thickness tolerances for laminated glass?
Pilkington Optilam™ is manufactured in accordance with BS EN ISO 12543-2: Glass in building — Laminated glass and laminated safety glass - Part 2: Laminated safety glass and CE Marked in accordance with BS EN 14449: Glass in building — Laminated glass and laminated safety glass — Evaluation of conformity/Product standard.
BS EN ISO 12543-5: Glass in building - Laminated glass and laminated safety glass - Part 5: Dimensions and edge finishing specifies dimensions, limit deviations and edge finishes of laminated glass and laminated safety glass for use in building. As an example for 8.8 mm Pilkington Optilam™, the following is based on clause 4.1.2.1 of BS EN ISO 12543-5, covering limit deviation on thickness of folio laminated products:
Component
|
Nominal thickness (mm) |
Tolerance (mm) |
Glass
|
4 |
+/- 0.2
|
Interlayer
|
0.8 |
+/- 0.1
|
Glass
|
4 |
+/- 0.2
|
Laminated glass
|
8.8 |
+/- 0.5
|
In accordance with BS EN ISO 12543-5, laminated glass of nominal 8.8 mm thickness is in tolerance if the measured thickness is between 8.3 and 9.3 mm.
Was this helpful?
Thank you for your feedback.
We're sorry to hear that, please refine your search and try again.