2025-07-30
In 2025, a 1,200 square meter curtain wall at Dubai Marina Tower required emergency replacement due to spontaneous glass explosions, resulting in a direct loss of $2.3 million. Globally, there are 37 construction accidents caused by spontaneous glass explosions each year. As a project manager, do you have a true risk control plan?
1. Overturning Perceptions: The Scientific Truth Behind the Self-Explosion Rate
1.1 Visualization Experiment on the Root Cause of Self-Explosion
▷ Ordinary Soda-Lime Glass: Nickel Sulfide (NiS) Content ≥ 0.04g/㎡ → Differences in Thermal Expansion Coefficients Cause Localized Stress Concentration
▷ Ultra-Clear Glass Raw Materials: Iron Content ≤ 0.015% → 83% Reduced NiS Formation Rate (Source: Glass Journal 2025)
1.2 Comparison of Authoritative Data
Glass Type Average Self-Explosion Rate After Homogenization Treatment (HST) Hot-Dip Process Cost
Ordinary Tempered Glass 0.3%-0.4% 0.08% +$1.2/㎡
Ultra-Clear Tempered Glass 0.07% <0.01% +$0.8/㎡
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