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Glass
 

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Glass fibre is the commonest reinforcing material used in polymer composites. It has at least as high a tensile strength as any of the other fibres but the lowest modulus.

Typical variants are:

  E-glass View Section
  ECR-glass View Section
  S-glass, R-glass and Te-glass View Section
  Silica/quartz View Section
  D-glass View Section

The different types of glass are supplied in several different product types including:

  Fibreglass Rovings View Section
  Sheet Moulding Compound View Section
  Woven Rovings View Section
  Chopped Strand Mat View Section

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