What Glass Is Used For Cooktop-Tempered Glass

 

 

The commonly used glass material for kitchen cooktop is mainly tempered glass.

 

Tempered glass has the advantages of safety, heat resistance, high strength, high hardness, and high light transmittance. It can effectively resist scratches and bumps from pots and extend the service life of the cooktop, and tempered glass won't shatter even works under high temperature environment. In addition, tempered glass panels on cooktop are easy to clean and are not prone to accumulation of oil stains and dirt, keeping the kitchen clean and hygienic‌. 

 

What is Tempered Glass: 

 

Tempered glass, also known as toughened glass, is a type of safety glass that has been heat-treated to enhance its strength and thermal resistance. The manufacturing process involves heating the glass to high temperatures and then rapidly cooling it. This process not only makes the glass much stronger than standard glass but also enables it to withstand extreme temperature fluctuations. As a result, tempered glass is less prone to shattering and can endure the rigors of a busy kitchen environment. that is also a main reason why tempered glass is choosed for cooktop. 

 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Tempered Glass in Cooktop:

 

Advantages:

 

‌High strength and high hardness‌: tempered glass top is able to resist scratches and bumps on pots and extend the service life of cooktop. 

Safety: Compared with regular glass material used in cooktop, the tempered glass used in cooktop is safer, because the tempered glass won't break easily even the temperature is high, and even if the tempered glass top shatters, it will generate small blunt fragments, won't creat sharp pieces, which reduce the harm to human body. So cooktop with tempered glass will be a perfect choice for home with children and the aged. 

‌Easy to Clean‌: Since the tempered glass has a smooth surface, which is not easy to accumulate oil stains and dirt, and after cooking, the tempered glass cooktop is easy to clean, which is helpful to keep your kitchen clean.

‌Beautiful‌: with the silk screen printing technology applied, different unique graphic patterns are printed on the tempered glass surface, which gives the cooktop stylish and beautiful appearance, suitable for modern home decoration. 

 

Disadvantages

 

‌Quality varies‌: There are poor quality tempered glass panels for cooktop on the market that may self-explode.

Scratches that cannot be repaired‌: Scratches may occur on the tempered glass cover of cooktop during use and cannot be repaired‌

 

Purchasing Tips:

 

Choose regular reliable brands‌: ensure product quality and avoid buying inferior products

‌Thickness requirement‌: The thickness of tempered glass for cooktop should not be less than 5mm. 

 

About Huide Glass: 

 

Huide Glass has been in that processing business of tempered glass sheets products for around 13 Years since 2011. We have strong production and development capabilities, and currently has 7 automatic cutting machines, 8 edge grinding lines, there are 8 CNC precision grinding processing centers; there are 3 tempering furnaces(one for North-Glass, one for Yihai, and one for continuous tempering furnace SOUTHTECH). we can fabricate tempered glass sheet products 3,000,000 square meter per year. 

 

 

Our tempered glass products includes tempered glass shelf for refrigerator, tempered glass door for refrigerators, tempered glass lid for household washing machines, tempered glass sheet for smart tea table top or bedside table top, tempered glass cover panel for water cleaner and water heater, tempered glass cover for advertising billboard, tempered glass top and front door panel for tea bar machine, tempered glass door sheet for ovens, tempered glass sheet for gas stoves, tempered glass cover panel for display cabinet, display box, or tempered glass cover sheet for showcase counter,etc, and also we can do customized manufacturing according to your unique real applications. if you want to know more, don't hesitate to contact us.