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 Woven fiberglass cloth offers the widest range and the best control over thickness, weight
and strength of all forms of fiberglass textiles. This offers the materials engineer a
wide choice of controlled fabric properties to satisfy design needs and objectives. In
general, woven fiberglass cloth has the following properties:
High Tensile Strength:
Fiberglass cloth is one of the strongest textile fibers, having greater specific tensile strength
than steel wire of the same diameter, at a lower weight.
Dimensional Stability:
Fiberglass cloth has low elongation under load, generally 3% or less. Glass fibers
produce fabrics with excellent dimensional stability under various types of conditions.
High Heat Resistance:
Fiberglass cloth has excellent heat resistance at relatively low cost. Fiberglass cloth
retains approximately 50% of room temperature tensile strength at 700°F (371°C); approximately
25% at 900°F (482°C);
with a softening point of 1555°F (846°C) and a melting point of 2075° F (1121 °C).
Fire Resistance:
Fiberglass cloth is composed of inorganic materials, and are noncombustible,
a natural choice where flammability is of concern.
Good Thermal Conductivity:
The rapid heat dissipation of fiberglass cloth is particularly important in electrical insulation
applications.
Good Chemical Resistance:
Like glass itself, fiberglass cloth is highly resistant to attack by most chemicals.
Outstanding Electrical Properties:
Fiberglass fabric withstands high temperature and has low moisture regain. Along with
its high dielectric strength and low dielectric constant, glass is of major importance and usefulness
in the electronics.
Durability:
Being inert, fiberglass cloth is unaffected by sunlight, fungus or bacteria.
Economical:
Fiberglass cloth is lower in cost than many other fabrics for similar applications.
Fiberglass cloth is utilized in many industries for a wide range of applications such
as:
 Insulation Our
fiberglass cloth for insulation applications is utilized in removable flange and valve
covers, navy board facing, pipe lagging, heat shields and expansion joints. Our fiberglass
cloth is made from 100% fiberglass yarns and provides superior thermal and acoustical
insulation.
- Marine and Recreational BGF's fiberglass cloth for marine and recreational products
are utilized in surfboards, water craft and snowmobiles, boat and tooling. Fiberglass
cloth provides exceptional strength and durability when layered with a resin to form
a hardened composite structure such as a surfboard or snowmobile.
- Advanced Composites Fiberglass cloth for the Advanced Composites industry is made
from E glass and S glass fibers. E glass consists of electrical grade glass fibers and
S glass is comprised of high strength glass fibers. Each fiber offers its own unique
advantages when engineered into woven fiberglass cloth, thus allowing the highest performance
possible from the end product. Some of the applications for fiberglass cloth in advanced
composites include: aircraft interiors, primary and secondary structures, ducting, windmill
blades, helicopter rotor blades, radomes, and brake linings. Most of the fiberglass cloth
in our advanced composites line meets or exceeds the stringent requirements of the advanced
composites industry as well as US military specifications.
- Electronics BGF's fiberglass cloth is used in printed circuit boards and multi-layer
circuit boards for their superior thermal conductivity properties. Fiberglass cloth is
an excellent insulator for electronic circuit boards giving strength to the laminate
and resistance to heat and moisture. Along with its high dielectric strength and low
dielectric constant, fiberglass cloth for electronics are extremely useful and necessary.
- Filtration Our fiberglass cloth is increasingly utilized by the filtration industry.
As government environmental regulations become more and more restrictive, the efficiency
of particulate collection becomes an even more important consideration for utilities,
asphalt and carbon black producers and refineries. Our fiberglass cloth is the mechanism
for meeting these regulations. Fiberglass cloth for filtration is the optimum solution
for environments with operating temperatures between 300º and 550º F. The high
temperature and chemical resistance properties of our fiberglass cloth make it the best
solution for the rigorous demands of the filtration industry. To promote a clean and
safe environment, the filtration industry relies on the expertise and know-how manufactured
into BGF's fiberglass cloth.
- Commercial & Construction Fiberglass cloth is utilized in many specialty applications
in the Construction and Commercial industries. Fiberglass cloth is used to reinforce
concrete, support composite bridge structures, used in conveyor belts, tubing, pipes,
and roofing scrims. Our fiberglass cloth is also used for acoustical facing for ceiling
tile, film reinforcement for movie screens, window shades & vertical blinds, carpet
backing, and smoke & fire curtains. BGF's fiberglass cloth provides excellent fire
resistance and meets the stringent fire codes for most commercial buildings. When the
construction project specifies fiberglass cloth for strength, durability, and fire resistance,
BGF's fiberglass cloth is the perfect solution.
- Protective BGF's fiberglass cloth for protection is utilized to a great degree by
the US Military. Our high strength S Glass fiberglass cloth provides armor for military
humvees, helmets, jeeps, and decking for aircraft carriers. When the US Military has
a requirement for fiberglass cloth to protect our soldiers, they call BGF.
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