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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2013.23.1.044

Fabrication and characterization of boron free E-glass fiber compositions  

Lee, Ji-Sun (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Lim, Tae-Young (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Lee, Yo-Sep (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Lee, Mi-Jai (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Hwang, Jonghee (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Kim, Jin-Ho (Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Optic & Display Material Team)
Hyun, Soong-Keun (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University)
Abstract
E-glass fiber is the most widely used glass fiber for reinforced composite materials of aircrafts, automobiles and leisure equipments. But recently researches are being progressed to reduce boric oxide from 8 % to 0 (zero), as is called 'Boron free E-glass', because of increasing material cost, environmental problem, and improving chemical resistance and mechanical properties of E-glass fiber. In this study, we fabricated the bulk glass and fiber glass of 'Boron free E-glass (BF) compositions', and characterized thermal properties and optical properties. 'Boron free E-glass (BF)' was obtained by the melting of mixed batch materials at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs with different $Al_2O_3$ compositions 5~10 %. We obtained transparent clear glass with high visible light transmittance value of 81~86 %, and low thermal expansion coefficient of $4.2{\sim}4.9{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ and softening point of $907{\sim}928^{\circ}C$. For the chemical resistance test of 'BF' fiber samples, we identified that the higher alumina contents gives the better corrosion resistance of glass fiber.
Keywords
Glass fiber; Boron free; E-glass; Softening point; Thermal expansion coefficient;
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