Gorilla glass is a super product developed by the American glass company Corning, in mid-2005. Gorilla glass or alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass is first manufactured. In simple words, aluminosilicate means that the glass contains aluminum, silicon, and oxygen. The glass is then chemically strengthened in a process called ion exchange.
A 2018 Wrangler windshield lists for $410, whereas the Gorilla Glass version goes for more than $700. The same upgraded windshield in a 2019 F-150 is $900, while Ford charges $430 for a base
Sapphire Glass is considered to be much stronger than Gorilla Glass, however, according to Corning Corporate Controller Tony Tripeny, “It’s about 10 times more expensive. It’s about 1.6 times heavier. It’s environmentally unfriendly. It takes about 100 times more energy to generate a sapphire crystal than it does glass. xHku. 72 84 212 167 380 137 121 296 17