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BS 3749:1991

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Specification for E glass fibre woven roving fabrics for the reinforcement of polyester and epoxy resins systems
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-06-1991

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Material
4 Designation
5 Fabric construction
6 Selection of a test sample
7 Packaging
8 Marking and identification
Appendices
A Determination of the mass per unit area of woven
   roving fabrics
B Determination of the average number of warp and weft
   rovings per 100 mm
C Method for the determination of cross-breaking
   strength and for the preparation of the polyester
   laminate
D Recommendations for the ordering of non-standard
   fabrics
Tables
1 Construction of woven roving fabrics
2 Cross-breaking strength of woven roving fabric
   polyester resin laminates
Figure
1 Example of diagonal positioning of test specimens on
   a textile glass fabric sample

Fabrics updated in line with current technology and test methods aligned with recently published ISO Standards.

This British Standard specifies requirements for E glass fibre woven roving fabrics not less than 300 mm wide, intended for the reinforcement of polyester and epoxy resin systems including vinyl ester and bisphenol polyesters.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
PRI/42
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/40294 DC and BS 3749(1974) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

ISO 4605:1978 Textile glass Woven fabrics Determination of mass per unit area
ISO 1172:1996 Textile-glass-reinforced plastics — Prepregs, moulding compounds and laminates — Determination of the textile-glass and mineral-filler content — Calcination methods
BS 2782-10:Method 1002:1977 Methods of testing plastics. Glass reinforced plastics Determination of loss on ignition
ISO 4602:2010 Reinforcements Woven fabrics Determination of number of yarns per unit length of warp and weft
BS 2782-3:Method 365A:1976 Methods of testing plastics. Mechanical properties Determination of softness number of flexible plastics materials

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