What you need to know about windshield

Some car owners may have wondered if windshields can be made bulletproof, in which the answer to this can be just a simple yes and no, but before answering the question, it is best to know first the reason behind its design. Car glasses are either tempered or laminated; both types have a certain strength that will withstand a certain degree of impact. But naturally, glass is a brittle material that will likely break when stress is applied. Still, there are a few exceptions between the two; laminated glass is a type of safety glass because of the properties that they have which make them sturdier than typical glass which is why they are ideal for use as windshields. However, cracks can still occur on the laminated glass so it will need to be repaired or replaced when the damage is irreparable, while tempered glass is also considered safety glass as it is difficult to break but what makes it different from laminated glass, is it disintegrates into grainy small pieces that are “butil-butil” in appearance when an event of breakage happens.

Based on the information that is mentioned, a windshield may be a laminated or tempered type, both can withstand a certain degree of impact but are not capable of withstanding a bullet to be considered bullet-proof glass. There may be cases that a car glass has resisted a bullet that it came into contact with, but no matter how strong it is, there is no guarantee that it can resist all since there will always be a bullet powerful enough to shatter a glass. Though there is bulletproof glass which is used mostly in windows of buildings where it is a requirement due to security reasons, like banks, jewelry stores, embassies, military, private vehicles, and such, however, this bulletproof glass is still not completely impenetrable as a bullet can still puncture through if not break the glass. So, going back to the question if windshields can be made bulletproof, then the answer is no, a windshield can never be bulletproof.