Advantex

Glass Fiber
A New Era in Glass Fibers The chart below shows a comparison of Advantex glass fiber physical properties with those of traditional E-glass and E-CR glass. Advantex exhibits a higher softening point than either E- or E-CR glass which may be of advantage for some applications. Physical Property Comparison of Advantex Glass Fibers to Other Glasses Property Test nit Advantex E!"lass E!C# "lass Method Density AST g&cc '.(' '."' - '.(' '.(( - '.() $!% D!"#" Refractive -il !."(# -!."(' !."*. - !."(' !.".( $!% ,ndex ,mmersion Thermal AST D(+( $'% 0inear ppm&C ( ".* ".+ Expansion #-/###C # Softening AST C//) C 916 )/# - )(# ))# 1oint # Annealing 1arallel 1late C % 1oint 2iscometry$/% 736 (*# - (." # Strain 1oint 1arallel 1late C % $/% 2iscometry (+! (## - (/# $!% 3iber $'% 45l6 Annealed 7lass $/% AST ethod 8nder Development Mechanical Property &ata Even tho5gh the 5ltimate properties achieved in the laboratory with single filament meas5rements are not normally achieved in field applications9 they provide a way to compare the properties of glasses prior to field processing. A table comparing the single filament tensile strength and mod5l5s of Advantex glass fiber with Eand9 E-CR glasses is shown below. Comparison of Advantex $in"le Filament Tensile Properties with Other Glasses Property Test Method nit Advantex E!"lass E!C# "lass Tensile AST 1a /!##-/)## /!##-/)## /!##-/)## Strength D'!#!$!% $'% ;psi *"#-""# *"#-""# : '/ #C Elastic Sonic ethod 71a )#-)! .(-.) )#-)! $/% od5l5s psi !!.(-!!.) !!.#-!!./ 11.6-11.8 Elongation at the AST D' !# % *.( *."-*.+ *."-*.+ 4rea6ing !$!% $'% 0oad $!% 1ristine9 5nsi<ed9 laboratory-prod5ced single fiber $'% ' inch. ga5ge length $/% 3iber Sumber : 1T ,=;A9 adi5n. $!"lass *"+#-*)/# (("-.## ))-+! 12.8-13.2 ".*-".) $!"lass '.*(-'.*+ !."'/-!."'" '.+ !#"( )!( .((

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