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High‐Performance Glass Fiber Development for Composite Applications
Author(s) -
Li Hong,
Richards Cheryl,
Watson James
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied glass science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2041-1294
pISSN - 2041-1286
DOI - 10.1111/ijag.12053
Subject(s) - materials science , glass fiber , composite number , composite material , fiber
The article provides a review of historical commercial glass fiber development and recent developments of high‐performance glass fibers with improved mechanical performance for glass fiber‐reinforced polymer–matrix composite applications. Glass composition design is outlined in conjunction with theoretical and experimental modeling approaches. Challenges in glass melting and fiber forming are briefly discussed.