Fibre Comparrison Tables
Comparison Chart
|
Property |
Glass Fibre |
p-Aramid (Kevlar) Fibre |
Carbon Fibre |
HM Polyethylene Fibre |
Basalt Fibre |
Polyester Fibre |
Metals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
E |
S |
HS |
HM |
Aluminium |
Titanium |
Steel | ||||||
|
Density |
g/cm³ |
2.54 |
2.46 |
1.45 |
1.76 |
1.80 |
0.97 |
2.66 |
1.38 |
2.80 |
4.50 |
7.80 |
|
Tensile Modulus |
GPa |
72 |
87 |
124 |
235 |
338 |
87 |
93 |
14 |
72 |
110 |
207 |
|
Tensile Strength |
MPa |
3400 |
4600 |
3600 |
3500 |
2480 |
2650 |
4500 |
1200 |
460 |
930 |
620 |
|
Specific Modulus |
GPa/g/cm³ |
28 |
35 |
85 |
133 |
188 |
90 |
- |
10 |
26 |
24 |
27 |
|
Specific Strength |
MPa/g/cm³ |
1340 |
1870 |
2480 |
1990 |
1380 |
2730 |
- |
870 |
164 |
205 |
80 |
|
Elongation at Break |
% |
4.8 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
13.5 |
8 |
16 |
23 |
|
Coefficient of thermal Expansion (+expand:-contract) |
10-⁶m/mK |
+5.0 |
+2.4 |
-3.5 |
-0.36 |
-0.54 |
-12.0 |
8.0 |
+60.0 |
+23.4 |
+10.1 |
+10.8 |
Table 2. Comparison of glass fibre reinforced composites
| Property | E-glass Direct Size Colan AB7 | E-glass Heat Treated Silane | E-glass Heat Treated Volan | S-glass Heat Treated Silane | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tensile Strength |
MPa |
523 |
394 |
349 |
563 |
|
Tensile Modulus |
GPa |
23.8 |
- |
24.8 |
- |
|
Flexural Strength |
MPa |
760 |
568 |
536 |
783 |
|
Flexural Modulus |
GPa |
23.7 |
24.1 |
24.4 |
27.6 |
|
Compressive Strength |
MPa |
419 |
427 |
334 |
453 |
|
Glass Content |
% |
63.7 |
62.5 |
63.8 |
65.6 |
Table 3. Comparison of E-glass fibre reinforced composites with different yarn processing
|
Property |
Random Fibre Chopped Strand Mat |
0° / 90° Woven Roving |
0° / 90° Knitted Bidirectional Roving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tensile Strength |
MPa |
105 |
250 |
320 |
|
Tensile Modulus |
GPa |
8.1 |
13.3 |
16.2 |
|
Flexural Strength |
MPa |
188 |
400 |
511 |
|
Flexural Modulus |
GPa |
6.8 |
12.1 |
15.2 |
|
Inter-laminar Shear Strength |
MPa |
21.5 |
25.0 |
26.5 |
|
Glass Content |
% |
31 |
50 |
50 |
