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Carbon fibre offers very specific strength and stiffnesses in both compression an tension. Impact strength, however can be lower than glass and aramid fibres. All available in various styles, grades and filament diameters:
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| Stronger than steel per weight/stength ratio carbon now has many new interesting civil engineering applications such as bridge strengthening and earthquake repair work. |
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E-Glass E-Glass is the most common form of reinforcement fibre for structural laminates. It offers good balance between strength and stiffness, and cost. R-Glass & S-Glass These fibres give a higher strength and stiffness than E-Glass due to their different chemical properties. Their small filament diameters improve interlamiar strength and wet out properties. |
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 Aramid
is the generic term for fibres such As Kevlar and Twaron. These fibres offer exceptional tensille strength, with good stiffness annd resistance to impact, but their compressive strength is only comparable to Glass.
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A typical application for E- Glass tapes is wind turbine props |
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