reviewJournal of Reinforced Plastics and CompositesApr 8, 2014Closed access

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites – a review

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Abstract

Glass fibers reinforced polymer composites have been prepared by various manufacturing technology and are widely used for various applications. Initially, ancient Egyptians made containers by glass fibers drawn from heat softened glass. Continues glass fibers were first manufactured in the 1930s for high-temperature electrical application. Nowadays, it has been used in electronics, aviation and automobile application etc. Glass fibers are having excellent properties like high strength, flexibility, stiffness and resistance to chemical harm. It may be in the form of roving’s, chopped strand, yarns, fabrics and mats. Each type of glass fibers have unique properties and are used for various applications in the…

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Keywords
  • Materials science
  • Composite material
  • Glass fiber
  • Polymer
  • Absorption of water
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