Glass fabric
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Description
A manufactured fabric woven from Glass fiber. Glass fabric is woven with a twill, satin, or plain pattern to form sheets or thin strips. It is often embedded with cements or laminated with polymers for reinforcement. Glass fabric is used in gloves, mats, carpet backing and clothing as a heat and flame resistant fabric. It may be painted or varnished.
Synonyms and Related Terms
glass cloth; scrim; tissu de verre (Fr.); vidro tecido (Port.)
Applications
- Repair fiberglass structures
- Provide abrasion resistant coverage to wooden structures
Physical and Chemical Properties
Resistant to mildew and biological attack
Resources and Citations
- West Systems: Glass Fabrics link
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985