Ceramic Road Studs for Road Safety Applications
Glass Cat Eye Road Stud for Highway Safety Applications
Glass cat eye road stud for highway and road marking, providing high-visibility reflective performance for night driving safety. Formed via high-temperature monolithic fusion of high-silica optical toughened glass, it features a vacuum-silvered reflective bottom layer that enables true 360° spherical retroreflection. This provides exceptional lane guidance and visibility on high-risk routes, keeping drivers safe under extreme weather conditions like downpours and thick fog.
Product Name: 360° Tempered Glass Cat Eye Road Stud.
Body Material: Monolithic high-silica optical toughened glass (seamlessly fused, no joints).
Reflective Structure: Vacuum-coated pure silver reflective layer at the base, delivering 360° omnidirectional spherical retroreflection.
Standard Dimensions: Base diameter 100 mm, overall height 50 mm; spherical dome protrusion height 19–25 mm, subterranean embedding depth 27 mm.
Net Weight: 520–550 g per unit.
Compressive Load Rating: Standard 20 Tons; Heavy-Duty reinforced version up to 40 Tons.
Visibility Distance: ≥ 500 m on dry surfaces; ≥ 200 m on flooded pavement (where standard aluminum reflective sheets suffer major attenuation).
Reflective Colors: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Green (fully compliant with international road marking codes).
Operational Temperature Range: -45°C to +90°C. Resists acid rain, high coastal salt spray, and de-icing chemicals.
Self-Cleaning Properties: Completely smooth, non-porous spherical dome prevents silt, mud, and oil accumulation; automatically washes clean with natural rainfall.
Installation Method: Subsurface recessed embedding; core-drilled into the pavement and backfilled with epoxy or asphaltic structural grout.
Compliance Certifications: Certified to CE, EN1463, and ASTM retroreflective performance metrics for global export.
Standard Rounded Dome: Features an elevated spherical profile maximizing reflective surface area; our primary international stock option.
Low-Profile Flat Top: Engineered with a lower dome height tailored specifically for northern winter climates to resist impacts from steel snowplow blades.
Extreme Mechanical & Chemical Lifespan: Toughened glass hardness withstands over millions of axle passes without scratching or losing its reflective backing, boasting a field lifespan exceeding 5 years. Highly stable glass structure is immune to engine fluids, road salts, and chemical corrosion.
Enhanced Safety Profile: Smooth, radiused, edge-free dome provides gentle haptic vibration feedback without tire damage. In the rare event of catastrophic failure, it fractures into micro-granular powder rather than sharp shards, eliminating puncture risks.
Zero-Maintenance Maintenance: The self-cleaning dome sheds debris effortlessly, cutting out ongoing manual maintenance and keeping long-term infrastructure operational costs low.
Primary Layouts: Winding mountain passes, sharp bends, cliffside routes, roundabouts, high-speed interchanges, diverge zones, coastal highways, long tunnel interiors, and heavy rainfall/fog-prone corridors.
Secondary Layouts: High-end scenic walkways, resort pathways, pedestrian steps, underground parking exits, and toll plaza lane dividers.
Not Recommended For: Permanent dedicated heavy-container shipping lanes (solid-core cast aluminum remains preferred); intensive steel-blade snowplowing zones (unless using the specific low-profile flat top variant).
