Physical, optical, and mechanical properties of commercially available windshield glasses using various cars

Abstract Windshield glasses of Maruti Alto 800 (A800), Hyundai i20 (H20), and Suzuki Eeco (SE) are taken from an automotive repair shop for investigating their physical, optical, mechanical properties to check durability. These amorphous, which is confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Energy dispersive spectroscopy confirms that the windshield contain SiO 2 , Na O, MgO, CaO, Al O 3 K in variable atomic percentages. The optical bandgap, refractive index, Urbach energy calculated using UV-Vis spectroscopy. highest band gap observed SE. Micro Vickers hardness test used study fracture toughness glasses. It found H20 has as well all