| Clear Tempered Glass | 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm | Low-iron or standard clear float glass with high light transmission and a neutral appearance. | Heat-treated safety glass that breaks into relatively small, blunt fragments rather than large sharp shards. | Arrissed, flat-polished, or pencil-polished edges. | Frameless shower doors, fixed panels, corner enclosures, and hinged door systems. | CNC drilling, cut-outs, notches, water-jet cutting, logo marking, and customized shapes. | Confirm glass thickness, flatness, hole position, dimensional tolerance, tempering quality, and compliance with the destination-market safety standard. |
| Low-Iron Tempered Glass | 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm | Extra-clear glass with reduced iron content, producing a brighter appearance and less green tint than standard clear glass. | Tempered safety performance with improved color clarity and a premium visual effect. | Flat-polished or pencil-polished edges. | Luxury frameless enclosures, minimalist bathrooms, display-style shower spaces, and high-visibility panels. | Precision drilling, hinge cut-outs, radius corners, custom shapes, and surface coatings. | Specify visible-light clarity, iron-content range, thickness, color consistency, edge quality, and allowable optical distortion. |
| Laminated Safety Glass | Commonly 6.38 mm, 8.38 mm, or 10.38 mm total thickness | Two glass layers bonded with a polymer interlayer, commonly PVB or a similar safety interlayer. | When damaged, the interlayer helps retain broken glass fragments and improves post-breakage integrity. | Flat-polished or arrissed edges; exposed edges require suitable sealing and handling. | Specialized shower partitions, designs requiring fragment retention, and projects with enhanced safety requirements. | Drilling and cutting must generally be completed before lamination; decorative interlayers and colored effects may be available. | Confirm interlayer type, total thickness, moisture resistance, edge protection, delamination resistance, and local code acceptance. |
| Clear Laminated and Tempered Glass | Commonly 10.76 mm or 12.76 mm total thickness | Tempered glass layers combined with a safety interlayer for higher structural and post-breakage performance. | Combines tempered-glass strength with laminated fragment retention; suitable only when the hardware system is designed for the weight. | Polished edges with carefully controlled corner and hole finishing. | Large-format panels, premium partitions, and projects requiring enhanced safety specifications. | Custom holes, notches, shapes, screen printing, and selected decorative interlayers. | Check total weight, hardware load rating, interlayer compatibility, maximum panel dimensions, and installation requirements. |
| Frosted Tempered Glass | 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm | Acid-etched or surface-treated glass with a translucent matte finish that diffuses light and increases privacy. | Tempered safety glass with reduced visibility through the panel; surface treatment may require careful cleaning. | Flat-polished, pencil-polished, or arrissed edges. | Privacy shower doors, bathroom partitions, hotel bathrooms, and residential enclosures. | Patterns, bands, custom opaque areas, digital printing, drilling, cut-outs, and protective treatments. | Specify translucency, pattern location, etched-side orientation, fingerprint resistance, cleaning instructions, and color uniformity. |
| Patterned or Textured Tempered Glass | Commonly 6 mm or 8 mm | Surface texture or molded pattern that provides privacy, decorative interest, and light diffusion. | Tempered safety glass; texture can reduce visual clarity and may influence cleaning requirements. | Polished or arrissed edges, depending on the design and hardware. | Decorative shower doors, partial privacy panels, hospitality projects, and feature bathrooms. | Cut-to-size processing, drilling, edge polishing, screen printing, and selected custom patterns. | Confirm pattern direction, texture depth, privacy level, light transmission, cleaning method, and minimum order requirements. |
| Tinted Tempered Glass | 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm | Body-tinted glass, often available in gray, bronze, or other architectural shades, depending on production capability. | Tempered safety glass that provides glare reduction and a darker decorative appearance. | Flat-polished or pencil-polished edges. | Contemporary bathrooms, hotel interiors, coordinated architectural spaces, and colored design schemes. | Drilling, cut-outs, custom shapes, screen printing, and selected easy-clean coatings. | Specify tint shade, visible-light transmission, color tolerance, thickness, surface quality, and sample approval procedure. |
| Ultra-Clear Coated Glass | Usually 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm | Clear or low-iron glass with a hydrophobic or easy-clean surface coating designed to reduce water-spot adhesion. | Safety performance depends on the base glass, which is commonly tempered; coating improves maintenance characteristics rather than impact strength. | Polished or arrissed edges. | Frameless enclosures in areas with hard water, premium residential bathrooms, hotels, and commercial projects. | Cutting, drilling, polishing, custom shapes, and coating applied before or after selected fabrication stages. | Confirm coating durability, coating-side identification, chemical resistance, warranty terms, cleaning limitations, and glass safety certification. |
| Printed or Digitally Decorated Tempered Glass | Commonly 6 mm or 8 mm | Tempered glass with ceramic frit, digital patterns, bands, gradients, or custom decorative graphics. | Heat-resistant ceramic decoration is generally durable when correctly processed and fired; final safety performance comes from tempering. | Polished or arrissed edges. | Custom residential bathrooms, hotels, spas, branded interior concepts, and privacy partitions without using company logos. | Color matching, gradient printing, masking, drilling, notches, custom shapes, and repeat-pattern production. | Specify artwork format, color reference, print resolution, coverage area, pattern repeat, viewing direction, and sample approval. |
| Curved Tempered Glass | Commonly 6 mm or 8 mm | Heat-bent glass formed to a specified radius or three-dimensional profile. | Tempered safety glass with geometry-dependent strength and tighter production tolerances than flat panels. | Polished edges where accessible; edge treatment depends on the mold and final design. | Rounded shower enclosures, curved corner units, spa interiors, and custom architectural bathrooms. | Radius forming, drilling before tempering, custom edge work, and coordinated hardware cut-outs. | Provide radius, arc length, height, glass thickness, hole locations, allowable distortion, mold requirements, and packaging method. |
| Shower Glass with Protective Film | Base glass commonly 6 mm, 8 mm, or 10 mm tempered glass | Safety glass supplied with a transparent safety or protective film on one surface or as specified for the project. | Film can help hold fragments after breakage, but it does not replace required tempered or laminated safety performance. | Polished or arrissed edges, with film carefully trimmed away from exposed edges when required. | Projects requesting additional fragment retention, renovation work, and selected commercial installations. | Drilling and cutting before film application, custom shapes, printed film, and edge finishing. | Confirm film thickness, adhesion, UV resistance, moisture performance, replacement method, edge compatibility, and relevant code requirements. |