FEASIBILITY STUDY ON HEXAGONAL GLASS FILAMENTS

Abstract

It was demonstrated that hexagonal filaments can be made from E glass by the preform attenuation technique. A procedure was developed for grinding flats on round rods in order to produce hexagonal preforms. Strength tests on single filaments proved the desirability of acid polishing the ground preforms prior to forming filaments. Photomicrographs of a sample of hexagonal filaments forced together in an imbedding resin show perfect packing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407554

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  • Richard A. Humphrey

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Attenuation
  • Blades
  • Contracts
  • Fibers
  • Filaments
  • Glass
  • Glass Fibers
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Machines
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • Physical Properties
  • Resins
  • Saw Blades
  • Silica Glass

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials