When standard glass is impacted by a bullet’s force, it breaks into pieces and leaves openings defenceless against subsequent shots. Don’t take this risk. The use of high-security bullet-resistant glass ensures reliable protection by preventing ammunition from entering protected spaces.
Bullet-resistant glass in Classes BR1 to BR7 and SG2 is tested to European standard EN 1063 by successively shooting three different glass specimens with three controlled shots fired in a 120mm triangle, or one shot at the centre of the glass for Class SG1. For all classes, glass is tested as part of a system (glass + frame + environment) in accordance with EN 1523 (FB1 to FB7 + FSG).
This stringent test process affords buildings with heightened security, while reducing the sense of vulnerability building occupants may have behind transparent building elements.
Did you know
A bullet from a Kalashnikov AK-47 can impact a surface at speeds of up to 2,500 km/h? High-performance, bullet-resistant glass is designed to withstand such impacts in accordance with the classification to which it is tested.
Protection against manual attack, as tested to the glass standard EN 356 to achieve Classes P6B to P8B and the system standard EN 1627 for Classes RC1 to RC6.
