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high strength good temperature corrosion resistance low price

y E- GLASS

- most used - takes its name from its good electrical properties
y S-GLASS
y very strong y stiff y temperature resistant

y reinforcing materials in many sectors

- automotive and naval industries - sport equipment

y spinning process
y in which they are pulled out through a nozzle from

molten glass

y Gliders, kit cars, sports cars, microcars, karts,

y y y

bodyshells, boats, kayaks, flat roofs, lorries, wind turbine blades. Minesweeper hulls Pods, domes and architectural features where a light weight is necessary. Bodies for automobiles, such as the Anadol, Reliant, Quantum Coup, Chevrolet Corvette and Studebaker Avanti, and DeLorean DMC12 under body. A320 radome.

y FRP tanks and vessels: FRP is used extensively to

manufacture chemical equipments and tanks and vessels. BS4994 is a British standard related to this application. y UHF-broadcasting antennas are often mounted inside a glass-reinforced plastic cylinder on the pinnacle of a broadcasting tower y Most commercial Velomobiles y Large Commercial Wind Turbine Blades

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