Fiberglass Compositions and Their Comparative Properties

Fiberglass composition Description, definition and characterization. A Typical soda-lime silica glass, limited for reinforcement owing to poor resistance to water.
C Chemical glasspossesses improved durability, making it preferred composition for applications requiring corrosion resistance. D Glass with improved dielectric
strength and low density, developed for improved electrical performance. E Borosilicate type, used for major share of all reinforcement applications. E-CR Modified E
glass having superior long term resistance to strain crack corrosion in acid conditions. R High-strength, high-modulus glass at a lower cost than S. S & S2 Glass with
high tensile strength and modulus, developed for aerospace applications

Chemical Properties
A
Chemical Composition %
SiO2
72
CaO
10
Al2O3
0.6
MgO
2.5
B2O3
TiO2
Na2O
14.2
K2O
Fe2O3
ZnO
SO3
0.7
F2
Chemical resistance14 m m fiber; % weight loss after 1 hr boil in
H2O
11.1
1.04 N H2SO4
0.1 N NaOH
Physical Properties
Specific gravity (bare fiber)
Pristine tensile strength, psi
Tensile elastic modulus, psi
Elongation at 72 F, %
Poissons ratio
Thermal Properties
Softening Point, F
Coefficient of thermal expansion - in/in/ F x 10-7
Specific heat at 72 F [(k) BTU-in/hr/ft2/ F
BTU/lb/ F
Optical Properties
Index of refraction
Electrical Properties
Dielectric constant, 72 F, 106 Hz
Loss tangent, 72 F, 106 Hz
Source: Handbook of Reinforcement for Plastics, Katz and Milewski, 1987.

E-CR

S & S2

52-56
16-25
12-16
0-5
5-10
0-1.5
0-2
0-2
0-0.8
0-1.0

58-63
21-23
10-13
2-4
1.0-2.5
0-1.2
0-1.2
0-0.4
0-3.5
-

60
9
25
6
-

65
25
10
-

65
14
4
3
6
8
0.2
0.1
-

74
0.5
0.3
22
1.0
1.5
tr
(Li2O-0.5)
-

0.13

1.7

0.2

6.2
15.0

0.10
2.28

48.2
9.7

0
0.2-0.6

2.50
350,000
9,800,000
-

2.49
400,000
10,000,000
-

2.16
350,000
7,500,000
-

2.52-2.61
500,000
10,500,000
3-4
0.22

2.63
510,000
10,500,000
-

2.55
640,000
12,475,000
-

2.49
665,000
12,670,000
5.4
-

1300
90
-

1380
40
-

1420
17
-

1540-1555
28-33
7.2
0.197

1635
29
-

1481
74
6.9
-

1778
31
-

1.512

1.541

1.47

1.57

1.523

6.90
0.0085

6.24
0.0052

3.56
0.0005

7.01
0.002

6.2
0.0015

5.34
0.002

1.55-1.56 (a 550 nm)

6.1-6.7
0.001