What Is The Difference Between Laminated And Tempered Auto Glass?

Laminated automotive glass and tempered glass are both safety glasses, but laminated glass is designed for containment while tempered glass is designed to crumble safely (not sure that getting showered by glass is safe? Small bits of glass can get into door or sunroof mechanics too…) With damaged laminated glass you will have some protection from the environment with broken tempered glass you will have a hole in your car, truck, or SUV.

Laminated Glass: 

Made by sandwiching a plastic interlayer (like PVB) between two or more sheets of glass. When broken, the fragments stick to the plastic layer and stay in the frame. Laminated glass will crack, often only one layer will be damaged and the second layer will be undamaged, with one broken the integrity of the laminated glass is much weaker but it will offer some protection.

Tempered Glass: 

Made by heating and rapidly cooling a single sheet of glass to build surface tension. When it breaks, it shatters completely into thousands of tiny, blunt cubes.