An inorganic fiber which is very strong, but has poor flexibility and poor abrasion resistance. Glass will not burn and will not conduct electricity. It is impervious to insects, mildew, and sunlight. Today, the primary use of glass fiber is in such industrial applications as insulation or reinforcement of composite structures.
Reinforcing fiber made by drawing molten glass through bushings. The predominant reinforcement for polymer matrix composites, it is known for good strength, processability and low cost.
Fiberglass is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is widely used in the manufacture of insulation and textiles. ;
Glass in the form of fine fibers used in fabrics.
A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is glass (FTC definition). In the continuous filament process glass marbles are melted in an electric furnace and the liquid flows in fine streams through small orifices at the bottom of the melting chamber. The resultant filaments are caught and drawn by a high-speed drawwinding mechanism. In the staple fiber process the streams of molten glass are attenuated into fibers by jets of high-pressure steam or air. These fibers are gathered on a revolving drum and them wound on tubes to form staple fiber sliver or bands that can be drafted twisted and plied.