Glass fiber is an inorganic non-metallic material with excellent performance, a wide variety of types, its main components are silica, alumina, calcium oxide, boron oxide, magnesium oxide, sodium oxide, etc., according to the amount of alkali content in the glass can be divided into alkali-free glass fiber, medium alkali glass fiber and high alkali glass fiber. The advantages are good insulation, strong heat resistance, good corrosion
cattle weight tape resistance, high mechanical strength, and the disadvantage is brittleness and poor wear resistance.
It is made of pyrophyllite, quartz sand, limestone, dolomite, borocalcite, boromagneite seven kinds of ore raw materials high-temperature solute drawing, winding, weaving and other processes, its monofilament diameter of 3 to 20 microns, equivalent to a hair filament 1/20, each bundle of fibrous filament is composed of several white heel monofilaments. The density of glass fiber is 2.4-2.75g/CM3, the softening point is 500-600 degrees, the boiling point is about 1000 °C, and the biggest feature of glass fiber as a reinforcing material for reinforcing plastics is that the tensile strength is large. The tensile strength is 6.3 to 6.9 g/d in the standard state and 5.4 to 5.8 g/d in the wet state. Good heat resistance, no effect on strength when the temperature reaches 300 °C. It has excellent electrical insulation, is a high-grade electrical insulation material, and is also used in thermal insulation materials and fireproof shielding materials. It is generally only corroded by concentrated alkali, hydrofluoric acid and concentrated phosphoric acid.
The glass fiber itself has the characteristics of good insulation, high temperature resistance and good corrosion resistance, so it is also used by 3D printing technology. 3D printing technology is a digital manufacturing technology that directly forms three-dimensional complex structures by simply adding materials layer by layer in two dimensions. Of course, this is only the result of one of the performance advantages of glass fiber. There are many more advantages of glass fiber waiting for us to discover it!
Glass fiber according to the form and length, can be divided into
fish measuring tape continuous fiber, fixed length fiber and glass wool, glass fiber production process has two kinds: two molding - crucible drawing method, one-time molding - pool kiln drawing method. Of course, everything is two-sided, glass fiber is no exception, everyone must do a good job of safety protection while contacting glass fiber. At the same time as contacting glass fibers, be sure to wear appropriate protective clothing, do not inhale dust, and avoid contact with skin and eyes.
The main use of glass fiber FRP industry accounts for about 70%, the construction industry also uses glass fiber cloth, the main role is to increase the strength, but also for building exterior wall insulation layer, interior wall decoration, internal wall moisture and fire prevention, etc., so glass fiber is really everywhere in life.