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What are the classifications and compositions of glass curtain walls

2025-10-28

Many young people are familiar with glass curtain walls, but there are also some friends who know very little about them. Classification and composition of glass curtain walls. Friends who want to have some understanding of this can consult and read the following article. The classification and composition of glass curtain walls are introduced as follows:

 

Clear frame glass curtain wall

 

Clear frame glass curtain wall is a glass curtain wall with metal frame components exposed on the outer surface. It is framed with aluminum alloy profiles with special cross-sections, and the glass panels are fully embedded in the grooves of the profiles. Its characteristic is that the aluminum alloy profile itself has a dual function of skeleton structure and fixing glass.

 

Hidden frame glass curtain wall

 

The metal frame of the hidden frame glass curtain wall is concealed on the back of the glass and cannot be seen outdoors. Hidden frame glass curtain walls can be divided into two types: fully hidden frame glass curtain walls and semi hidden frame glass curtain walls. Semi hidden frame glass curtain walls can be horizontally visible and vertically hidden, or vertically visible and horizontally hidden. The structural feature of the hidden frame glass curtain wall is that the glass is placed on the outside of the aluminum frame and bonded to the aluminum frame with silicone structural sealant. The load on the curtain wall is mainly borne by the sealant.

 

Buildings located in the northern region or those with high requirements for thermal insulation often use insulated glass, which has a dry air layer or inert gas layer between two pieces of glass. The reason why insulated glass can greatly improve thermal insulation performance is that the heat transfer coefficient K value of glass is 0.8w/(m2. K), while the K value of air is 0.03w/(m2. K), and the inert gas is even lower. In addition, insulated glass has good anti condensation and sound insulation performance.

Many young people are familiar with glass curtain walls, but there are also some friends who know very little about them. Classification and composition of glass curtain walls. Friends who want to have some understanding of this can consult and read the following article. The classification and composition of glass curtain walls are introduced as follows:

 

Clear frame glass curtain wall

 

Clear frame glass curtain wall is a glass curtain wall with metal frame components exposed on the outer surface. It is framed with aluminum alloy profiles with special cross-sections, and the glass panels are fully embedded in the grooves of the profiles. Its characteristic is that the aluminum alloy profile itself has a dual function of skeleton structure and fixing glass.

 

Hidden frame glass curtain wall

 

The metal frame of the hidden frame glass curtain wall is concealed on the back of the glass and cannot be seen outdoors. Hidden frame glass curtain walls can be divided into two types: fully hidden frame glass curtain walls and semi hidden frame glass curtain walls. Semi hidden frame glass curtain walls can be horizontally visible and vertically hidden, or vertically visible and horizontally hidden. The structural feature of the hidden frame glass curtain wall is that the glass is placed on the outside of the aluminum frame and bonded to the aluminum frame with silicone structural sealant. The load on the curtain wall is mainly borne by the sealant.

 

Buildings located in the northern region or those with high requirements for thermal insulation often use insulated glass, which has a dry air layer or inert gas layer between two pieces of glass. The reason why insulated glass can greatly improve thermal insulation performance is that the heat transfer coefficient K value of glass is 0.8w/(m2. K), while the K value of air is 0.03w/(m2. K), and the inert gas is even lower. In addition, insulated glass has good anti condensation and sound insulation performance.


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