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Fiberglass (A/Asia) Sales Pty TGI Chopped Strand Mat

Fiberglass (A/Asia) Sales Pty TGI Chopped Strand Mat is made of randomly, yet evenly distributed strands chopped from continuous “E” Glass fibers into 50mm lengths bonded with “emulsion binder”, possesses excellent surface bonding efficiency. It is suitable for use with most unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resin systems in contact molding where fast wet-out and good molding performance is required. Taiwan Glass Industries Corporation Chopped Strand Mat has Lloyd’s Register of Shipping Approval, Garnisher Lloyd, Det Norske Veritas, and ISO 9002 approvals.

Reinforcement Material: Glass Fibers

Reinforcement Form: Chopped Strand Mat

Compatible Polymers & Resins: Unsaturated Polyester (UPE), Vinyl Esters

Processing Methods: Hand Lay-up

Features: Easy Handling, Good Wetting Properties, Great Surface Appearance

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Identification & Functionality

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Features & Benefits

Advantages
  • Easy air removal and rapid resin impregnation.
  • Drapes well to suit the surface of complex molds.
  • Fast wet-through and wet-out due to excellent styrene solubility of binder.
  • Easy handling and better appearance of the composite part.
  • Good surface bonding and high strand integrity.
  • Compatible with most unsaturated polyester resins.

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Hand lay-up for molding objects of low curvature, or of small quantity, or objects requiring a well finished surface. End products include corrugated sheet, flat sheet, marine applications, motor vehicle components, bathtubs, containers, water tanks, furniture, ponds, etc.

Properties

Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Roll width1040.0mm-
Average roll weight30.0kg-
Average roll length (225gsm)133.0mtr-
Average roll length (230gsm)125.0mtr-
Average roll length (300gsm)96.0mtr-
Average roll length (450gsm)64.0mtr-
Average roll length (600gsm)48.0mtr-
Average roll length (900gsm)40.0mtr-
Strand Length50.0mm-
Filament Diameter12.0microns-
Moisture contentmax. 0.3%-