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COMPARATIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FILAMENT
MADE FROM E-GLASS, BASALT AND SILICA
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Properties
SI Units
Basalt Filaments
Fiberglass
Silica
Filament
Thermal
Maximum application temperature
(°C)
982°
650°
1100°
Sustained operating temperature
(°C)
820°
480°
1000°
Minimum operating temperature
(°C)
-260°
-60
-170°
Thermal conductivity
(W/m K)
0.031-0.038
0.034-0.04
0.035-0.04
Melting temperature
(°C)
1450°
1120°
1550°
Virtification conductivity
(°C)
1050°
600°
1300°-1670°
Glow loss
(%)
1.91
0.32
1.75
Thermal expansion coefficient
(ppm/ °C)
8.0°
5.4°
0.05°
Physical/Mechanical
Density
(g/cm3)
2.75
2.6
2.15
Filament diameter
(microns)
9-23
9-13
9-15
Tensile strength
(M Pa)
4840
3450
4750
Compression
(psi)
550,000
440,000
510,000
Elastic modulus
(G Pa)
89
77
66
Linear expansion coefficient
(x10 /K)
5.5
5
0.5
Elongation at break
(%)
3.15
4.7
1.2
Absorbtion of humidity (65%RAH)
(%)
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
Stability at tension (20 C°)
(%)
100
100
100
Stability at tension (200 C°)
(%)
95
92
94
Stability at tension (400 C°)
(%)
82
52
80
Acoustics:
Sound absorbtion coefficient
(%)
0.9-0.99
0.8-0.93
0.85-0.95
Electrical:
Specific volume resistance
(ohm.m)
1*10x12
1*10x11
1*10x11
Loss angle tangent frequency
(1 MHz)
0.005
0.0047
0.0049
Relative dielectric permiability
(1 MHz)
2.2
2.3
2.3
Chemical Resistance
% weight loss after 3 hrs boiling in:
H2O
(%)
0.2
0.7
0.05
2n NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide)
(%)
5.0
6.0
5.0
2n HCI (Hydrochloric acid)
(%)
2.2
38.9
15.7
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