Introduction In 1963 a team of British scientists, W. Watt, W. Johnson, and L.N. Phillips, working at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, U.K., developed techniques for producing carbon fibres of high strength and outstanding rigidity. These fibres were in commercial production by 1968 and have since become of great importance, especially in the field of […]
Glass Fibre: Manufacturing Process, 2 Main Types and End Uses
Introduction Fibreglass is also known as glass fibre or fibre glass. The knowledge that fibres could be made from glass is probably as old as glass itself. Molten glass is viscous like treacle, and on being touched with anything, it will ‘string out’ to form a filament when it is drawn away. As glass is […]
An Overview of Asbestos Fibre
Introduction Asbestos is known to heavy toxicity. The inhalation of this toxic fibre can cause serious illness, including malignant mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer (also called pneumoconiosis). Since the mid 1980s, many uses of this fibre have been banned in several countries. This fibre became increasingly popular among manufacturers and builders in the late 19th century […]
What is Inorganic fibre? Glass, Basalt, Carbon, Ceramic and Asbestos fibre
Definition Inorganic fibres are becoming more and more important day by day. The fibres which are produced from materials that are present in the Earth’s crust (or can easily be made from naturally occurring materials there) and that are inorganic rather than polymeric. Examples that are currently being used or considered as sources of fibre […]