1. 3. SPECIAL FIBRES.
- Author
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Hearle, J. W. S. and Greer, R.
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FIBERS ,PROPERTIES of matter ,STRENGTH of materials ,MATERIALS at high temperatures ,CHEMICAL resistance ,GLASS fibers ,ASBESTOS ,INORGANIC fibers ,CHRYSOTILE - Abstract
The section of "Fibre Structure," by J.W.S. Hearle and R. Greer, focuses on special fibres. These fibres have special properties such as high strength, high thermal resistance and high chemical resistance. Glass fibres have good thermal stability, high dimensional stability and useful electrical properties. Most of the inorganic glass used for making these fibres contains silicon dioxide. Another special fibre is asbestos. Most of the asbestos used these days is the hydrous magnesium silicate known as chrysotile. Surface-adsorption measurements using gas adsorption have proved that chrysotile has the greatest surface area among all fibres.
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- 1970