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BS 3496:1989
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Specification for E glass fibre chopped strand mat for reinforcement of polyester and other liquid laminating systems
Hardcopy , PDF
20-02-2003
English
31-08-1989
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Manufacture
4. Defects and impurities
5. Property requirements
6. Packaging and marking
Appendices
A. Quality control testing
B. Guidance for the assessment of the handling
characteristics of the mat
C. Method for the determination of moisture content
D. Method for the determination of loss on ignition
E. Method for the determination of the average mass
per unit area
F. Method for the determination of percentage variation
in mass per unit area
G. Method for the determination of flexural strength
of the laminate
Table
1. Property requirements for the mat
2. Mass to be used in the mat binder solubility test
3. Number of specimens to be cut
Figures
1. Apparatus for the determination of mat binder
solubility
2. Selection of specimens for the determination of
variation in mass per unit area
3. Mass of glass fibre chopped strand mat to produce
300 mm x 275 mm laminate with a glass content of
42.5% by mass
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