HOLLOW GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS

Abstract

A program to evaluate the improvement in bulk properties obtained by utilizing hollow glass fibers as the reinforcing material for glass-plastic composites was conducted. Controlled fabrication of fibers and uniaxially stiffened composites was demonstrated. Mechanical, electrical and physical properties were determined experimentally. Mechanical performance was defined analytically. The hollow glass fiber composites were shown to have improved structural efficiency for applications where stiffness or compressive strength is the governing structural criterion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1962
Accession Number
AD0400237

Entities

People

  • A. E. Ketler Jr.
  • B. W. Rosen

Organizations

  • General Electric

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Loads
  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Elastic Properties
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials