Types of Glass Fiber

Types of glass fiber 

Composition:

the most common types of glass fiber used in fiberglass is E-glass, which is alumino-borosilicate glass with less than 1% w/w alkali oxides, mainly used for glass-reinforced plastics.

Other types of glass used are A-glass (Alkali-lime glass with little or no boron oxide).

E-CR-glass (Electrical/Chemical Resistance; alumino-lime silicate with less than 1% w/w alkali oxides, with high acid resistance).

C-glass (alkali-lime glass with high boron oxide content, used for glass staple fibers and insulation).

D-glass (borosilicate glass, named for its low Dielectric constant), R-glass (alumino silicate glass without MgO and CaO with high mechanical requirements as Reinforcement), and S-glass (alumino silicate glass without CaO but with high MgO content with high tensile strength).

some common fiberglass types

GRP Application:

Fiberglass is an immensely versatile material due to its light weight, inherent strength, weather-resistant finish and variety of surface textures.

Storage tanks

• House Building components
• Pipings:

GRP and GRE pipe can be used in a variety of above- and below-components

• Desalination
• Water treatment
• Water distribution networks
• Chemical process plants
• Firewater
• Hot and Cold water
• Drinking water
• Wastewater/sewage, Municipal waste
• Natural gas, LPG

fiberglass uses

• DIY bows / youth recurve; longbows
• Pole vaulting poles
• Equipment handles(Hammers, axes, etc.)
• Traffic lights
• Ship hulls
• Rowing shells and oars
• Waterpipes
• Helicopter rotor blades
• Surfboards tent poles
• Pods, domes and architectural features where a light weight is necessary
• High-end bicycles
• Auto body parts, and entire auto bodies (e.g. Lotus Elan, Anadol, Reliant, Quantum Quantum Coupé, Chevrolet Corvette and Studebaker Avanti, and DeLorean DMC-12 underbody)
• Antenna covers and structures, such as radomes, UHF broadcasting antennas, and pipes used in hex beam antennas for amateur radio communications
• FRP tanks and vessels: FRP is used extensively to manufacture chemical equipment and tanks and vessels. BS4994 is a British standard related to this application.
• Most commercial velomobiles
• Most printed circuit boards consist of alternating layers of copper and fiberglass FR-4
• Large commercial wind turbine blades
• RF coils used in MRI scanners
• Drum Sets
• Sub-sea installation protection covers
• Reinforcement of asphalt pavement, as a fabric or mesh interlayer between lifts
• Helmets and other protective gear used in various sports
• Orthopedic casts
• Fiberglass grating is used for walkways on ships and oil rigs, and in factories
• Fiber-reinforced composite columns
• Water slides

(FRP gratings &  FRP & GRP Pipes)