Glass Fiber Composite · Product form
Glass Fiber Composite Fiber and Tow
Who spins this fiber in the United States, and in what modulus and filament count?
What it is
Continuous filament reinforcement supplied as tow, roving or yarn, sold by filament count and sized for a specific resin chemistry. The upstream product from which every other composite form is built.
- Typical dimensions
- Commonly 3K, 6K, 12K and 24K filament counts for carbon; sized to the intended matrix.
- Also known as
- tow, roving, yarn, carbon fiber, filament
Suppliers
Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.
Mills and producers 2
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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AGY Holding Corp. VerifiedS-2 Glass, E-Glass
S-2 Glass, L Glass and E Glass produced at Aiken, South Carolina. AGY holds the exclusive licence to Owens Corning's S-Glass technology, assumed in August 2014.
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Johns Manville Reported
Continuous glass fibre supplied as single-end rovings, including the StarRov line. IMPORTANT: this fibre is presented for reinforcing thermoplastics, thermosets and building products. No aerospace grade, S-glass equivalent, AS9100 or defense qualification is claimed. Do not treat it as a drop-in for a qualified aerospace reinforcement.
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