Is the thicker the better for toughened glass in showers?

Regarding the thickness of glass in shower enclosures, the most common thicknesses are 6mm, 8mm and 10mm. These three thicknesses are also used in the toughened glass of our shower enclosures.

The thickness of the glass is also related to the shape of the shower enclosure. For example, curved class, the glass has modelling requirements, generally 6mm is appropriate, too thick is not suitable for modelling, and stability is not as thick as 6mm. Similarly, if you choose linear modelling shower screen, you can choose 8mm specifications, or 10mm specifications.

But need to remind is, with the increase of glass thickness, the overall weight also increases accordingly, which is related to the quality of the hardware has higher requirements.

Too thick glass weight, on the pulley, door clamps and other load-bearing and moving parts of the performance of the reference number, the design requirements are much higher, many small manufacturers of shower room love to advocate their own glass how thick how thick, but the lack of systematic overall design and production capacity, hardware can not keep up with, but reduces the overall service life of the shower room.

In addition to focusing on the thickness of the selection of the shower room, do not ignore the glass on the national 3C certification and brand logo. 3C certification is a safety certification, is the national mandatory certification to protect consumers. If you buy without 3C certification mark, you need to be careful. These glass is mostly semi-tempered or thermoformed glass, the purchase of this product is undoubtedly placed in the bathroom a "time bomb".

Now we come to a minute to understand, shower room two hardware profile advantages and disadvantages! Stainless steel vs aluminium, which one to choose?

1. Stainless steel

High strength, high hardness, toughness, easy to process, smooth and delicate after polishing, not easy to rust, long service life. 304 stainless steel is the preferred material for shower room frame.

2.Aluminium

It is the most widespread and common profile. Strong plasticity. But the density is small, the hardness is lower, and the appearance is not glossy enough.

Summarise ‼

Corrosion resistance: stainless steel > aluminium

Hardness: stainless steel > aluminium

Plasticity: stainless steel < aluminium

Glossiness: stainless steel > aluminium

Style richness: stainless steel > aluminium