Cyber Truck Armor Glass

Armor Glass

The Cyber Truck from Tesla had Armor Glass installed. Little is known about what technology went into the development or production of Armor Glass, but we do know the windows were made of some type of glass.

Many of us fail to realize how fragile glass is. We can find it in our cars, homes and businesses. If the same test was done on your car windows, we would have seen the glass break and fall into hundreds of tiny pieces. This test demonstrated the ability of Armor Glass to withstand catastrophic failure by holding broken glass in place with no harm too occupants inside.

We all want a clear solution that is impervious to damage but are limited by cost. Glass is a clear cost-effective solution; however, it is fragile and offers no physical protection when broken.

Our company has broken many windows for security demonstrations, and we found a solution to hold broken glass in place impeding entry. If we want to continue using glass as a cheap solution, we must be willing to understand that a large steal ball thrown at a glass window will inflict some damage. The fact remains, the occupants inside remained safe!

In ballistic applications where a laminate is used to stop bullets, we can see the laminate sustain damage rather than bullets bouncing off. The metric used for these tests is does it stop the bullet?

Was the Armor Glass able withstand the steel ball?

YES

Did it cause a catastrophic failure to the glass?

No, while the glass did break, the object did not reach the safe interior of the truck.

Let’s not delude ourselves into thinking we can produce a clear cost-effective material that will not break when struck by a large steal ball.

Many of us are probably thinking we could use acrylic or plastic. While this is true, this technology has some drawbacks.

• No heat resistance

• No scratch resistance

• Fades and yellows over time with sun exposure.

Today we are left with glass being the most cost-effective solution. As many of us know glass has a high failure rate when exposed to projectiles.

The question remains, what happens after glass is broken? Can your glass impede further entry after it has been broken? Let’s focus on what did happen at the Tesla Truck demonstration. A steal ball was thrown at a window causing glass to break. This is to be expected, however the glass remained intact and occupants inside were safe.

If anyone has a better solution to prevent glass from breaking, please comment below.