abstract |
A process of strengthening a glass sheet by cooling a sheet or portion of a sheet, the sheet comprising or consisting of a glass having a glass transition temperature, given in units of °C, of T , wherein the cooling is performed starting with the sheet at a temperature above T , with more than 20%, 30%, 40% or 50% or more of said cooling, at some point during said cooling, being by thermal conduction through a liquid to a heat sink surface comprising a solid. |