Tuesday, 25 November 2014

How Fiberglass Insulation Is Used

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By Barun Kumar


Fiberglass can be explained as a hardened plastic also known as glass wool. The plastic is manufactured through the enforcement of plastic using glass to produce a glass-fiber reinforced plastic. Therefore, the fiberglass insulation is making of the glass fiber for commercial use. The fiberglass material has excellent properties such as being weather proof and strong. Plastic manufacturing industries do use the fiberglass based on the composition and texture of the final product.

Glass wool can be classified into two categories; the continuous fiber and the discontinuous fiber. The continuous fiber is mainly used in textile industries while the latter is used in making blankets and insulation materials. The first application of fiberglass was in making aircraft radomes, the weather resistant and doom shaped structures that protect radar.

In automotive industry, the fiberglass is used to make boat bodies as well as sport cars, a venture that has made a big fortune to the industry. Carbon fiber is made from fiberglass and is used in the aviation industry due to its lightweight and weather resistance nature. On top of that, carbon fiber has met other standards required in aviation manufacture such as the correct volume.

Telecommunications industries are also investing in fiberglass by shrouding the antennas with the insulation. The process involves insulating the metallic antennas with a non-reactive plastic, as the fiber is very permeable to radio frequency. It also posses low signals attenuation; defined to mean low loss of signal quality.

Fiberglass is also used to cover other equipment where signal reception is not a priority, especially in cabinets and steel support structures. The flexibility of the fiberglass where it can be molded or painted to blend with other surfaces makes it the best choice. It can also be included in making sheet-form electrical insulators normally found in power related products. The lightweight and durability factor makes it a good raw material in making protective gears such as helmets and masks.

Industries also use the fiberglass to make different storage tanks for different storage function. Some fluids such as chemical and oils may require high volume capacities such as 300 tonnes. Such installations must however be made from strong combination of glass wool contents to ensure resistance and durability. Way of ensuring such strength is using strong woven filament type of a fiber.

Using plastics to make building materials can be a favorite alternative to bulky metallic and wooden construction materials. Plastics are very lightweight and easy to handle as well as install. There are different housing components,which are now replaced with plastics such as window canopies, door surrounds, sills and roofing laminate. Fiberglass is now being incorporated with other acoustics to ensure that building panels are heat and sound proof.

The piping industry largely depends on the fiberglass to ensure new pipes that are durable and weatherproof are made. Pipes can be either above surface or underground based on the usage or topography of the area they are used. Textile industries also enjoy different options of fiberglass by making fabrics, yawn or in making molded and laminated plastic. The fiberglass variety of wool is used as an insulator for sound and heat at different settings.




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