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2.5.1 Glass Fibre

Glass fibre is a material that has been in a great demand in today’s world. It

can be classified as general purposes (low cost) and special purpose (high grade)

reinforcements. Nowadays, glass fibre is widely used due to its competitive price,
acceptable strength, good handle ability and easy to produce. In this regard, almost all

composite products use general-purpose fibres such as E-glass in the fabrication of

table top, dorm, boat deck and hull, canoe, bookshelf, cupboards, garden table and
many more of nonstructural applications. For high performance application, E-glass

was utilized in the fabrication of pressure vessels and rocket motor cases [16]. The
classification and general property of glass fibres can be identified with the designation

as shown in Table 2.1. The detailed properties of A-glass, C-glass, E-glass and S-glass
are summarised in Table 2.2.

Table 2.1 Letter designation and property of glass fibre [30]

Letter designation Property / Characteristics

E, electrical Low electrical conductivity

S, strength High strength

C, chemical High chemical durability

M, modulus High stiffness

A, alkali High alkali or soda lime glass

D, dielectric Low dielectric constant

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