Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards, but will “pelletize†like an automobile window. Required in tub and shower enclosures, for example.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
glass subjected to heat treatment, and is 4 to 5 times as strong as non-tempered glass. When broken it will break into many very small pieces of glass that are not sharp
To harden or strengthen by the application of heat or by heating and cooling.
having a desired specified temper, being of some treatment such as glass; to make stronger
Glass heat treated after fabrication in order to make it more durable and resistant to heat and thermal shock. Since heat absorbing filters are placed in front of intense light sources, they are typically tempered to increase their resistance to breaking. According to Schott Glass Technologies Inc., if the glass is subjected to temperatures in excess of Tg = 300K, or Tg = 250K for short periods then the tempering will be reduced.
Glass which is heat treated so as to create small shards if shattered.