WHY CHOOSE FIBERGLASS COMPOSITES?

Invented in the 1930s, initially developed for military uses in WWII and gaining more widespread use in the 1950s, fiberglass composites have become a staple in the modern world. Naturally, there have been many advances in fiberglass composites over these years and its use has spread to many industries. But what exactly is a fiberglass composite and why would I chose to use it?

 

 

Generally speaking, fiberglass (FRP/GRP) composites offer several advantages over more traditional materials, such as wood, steel or concrete.

These advantages include:

 

Cost effective - especially for complex shapes

 

Corrosion resistant

 

Good structural strength

 

Superior strength-to-weight ratio

 

High heat distortion temperature

 

Electrically non-conductive

 

Ability to be molded to precise tolerances

 

Many of the traditional materials we are familiar with are monolithic materials. That is, they are composed of only one material, such as wood or unreinforced plastics, or, in the case of metal alloys, the components are so intermixed as to be indistinguishable.

 

A composite material, on the other hand, is composed of distinguishable components. So in the case of fiberglass composites, there are fiberglass fibers providing reinforcement to a surrounding material, typically a thermoset resin. This is called the matrix.

 

The matrix can be a number of different resins and the glass fibers can be either continuous strands or rovings, woven rovings fabrics, which are designed for specific applications or chopped strand mat, which is rovings chopped into short strands. Each of these methods offer different properties and advantages, such as strength, density, and weight, and can be tailored to suit different applications.

 

Specific benefits vary depending upon the exact type of matrix employed. Because of these advantages, fiberglass composites have found their way into a number of industries, such as oil & gas, offshore drilling, chemical & petrochemical, pulp & paper, mining & minerals, metal processing, waste & wastewater, and food processing to name a few.

 

Fiberglass composites are an extremely versatile family of materials that are highly customizable and offer several advantages over more traditional materials.

 

If you have more questions, please feel free to contact us. You can email us at sales@galaxy-fiber.com or call us on +86 -187 2150 3790. We are always happy to help. We want your project to be a success.

 

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