Tempered glass, sometimes called toughened glass, has an increased tensile strength thanks to a sped-up cooling process. This entire method creates glass that is much harder to break with impacts and intense heat. Moreover, when broken tempered glass shatters into many tiny cubes instead of shards, which again, minimizes injury in the event of an impact. Although durable, tempered glass can still shatter if you try to cut or drill a hole into it for repair purposes.

Laminated glass is made much differently. Between multiple layers of glass are multiple layers of polyvinyl betrayal otherwise known as PVB. All of the layers are fused with intense pressure and heat — this stops the glass from shattering when impacted. Laminated safety glass also has the advantage of being able to reduce UV radiation and control glare because the various layers of PVB and glass are varying in thickness.