Glass tiles are not tempered, for good reason. First, some background information: tempered glass is a type of toughened glass that has been heated above 600 °C, then rapidly cooled with forced air. This process causes the outside of the glass to become brittle. On impact, the glass will shatter into small pieces and crumble.
As a result, tempered glass can’t be cut or trimmed. It is cut to size before it is tempered; it can’t be re-worked. This makes it unsuitable for tiles, as it can't be fitted to various site conditions.
Glass floor tiles are bonded to solid surfaces, which means that violent follow through is impossible. What is more, the bonding agents that the tile is set enables glass pieces to stick together.
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