SentryGlas® Architectural Safety Glass Brochure - Curbellplastics.com

Background Photo (courtesy of W&W Glass): DuPont SentryGlas ® helped create a 45-ft-tall glass facade at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York.DuPont SentryGlas ®In post-breakage wind cycle testing requiredfor tough new building codes, hurricane glassmade with SentryGlas ® lasts longer and maintainsbuilding protection long after alternativelaminated safety glass has failed and openedthe building interior to wind, rain, and thepotential devastating effects of over-pressure.For all its strength, DuPont SentryGlas ®comes with outstanding clarity. It starts clear,and stays clear ... with a Yellowness Index (YI)starting at 1.5 and lower (versus 6 to 12 forconventional interlayers).That means extra transparency and morepredictable color in laminated glass, moreconsistent with the glass color selected forthe project. And with SentryGlas ® the clarity ispermanent; it won’t turn yellow over time. Theinterlayer stays clear, and requires no addedadhesives, laminating aids or plasticizers toperform well in the laminate.SentryGlas ® strengthand non-yellowingclarity enable use inelegant indoor andoutdoor structuralapplications such asand balustrades.The outstanding clarity of SentryGlas ® letsarchitects and designers realize their ultimatetime, designers can specify low-iron, laminatedsafety glass... and get the full, natural lighttransmittance they were looking for.