The fiberglass industry has now replaced steel in the construction of fuel tanks, and every gas station in North America is required by law to build underground steel tanks. Because fiberglass mesh is the least likely to break down due to erosion, it will not cause leakage of stored materials. For the same reason, toxic chemicals are also stored in fiberglass containers.
These include fiberglass windows, fiber optics, etc. Fiberglass has countless applications to date. Regardless of the application, fiberglass is the material of choice.
Some of the common products using fiberglass listed below:
1. Transportation vehicles: safety bars, car bodies. From the surface of the shiny, luxurious function of sports cars to large public works construction equipment, truck bodies, and even tank vehicles, all see the use of fiberglass, and these traffic is often in extreme weather conditions, and the use of the premise is also very strict and harsh.
2. Aircraft: so is the ideal material for the fuselage, propellers and high-functioning jet nose cone sector. FRP because it has a high strength-to-weight ratio.
3. Boats: but the current application of FRP has accounted for 95% of the naval material was once monopolized by wood and aluminum. This is because FRP parts can withstand hot and cold weather, resistant to corrosion of seawater and atmospheric pollution, can keep its surface of the brocade for a long time and only need very little maintenance.
4. Amusement initiatives: sports equipment that can withstand various temperatures, toys for children and older children that can withstand falls. Including golf course carts, ski carts, polo poles, stadium equipment, sleds, ski poles, fishing poles, travel trailers, etc., if the use of fiberglass to manufacture is much longer than any material life.
5. Construction: with the strength of steel but resistant to erosion. Suspension bridges with too large a span can break under their own weight if built with steel, and fiberglass is being used to build bridges - H-beams and I-beams and decks. Steel reinforcement is being replaced by fiberglass. Fiberglass barriers have proven to be stronger than steel barriers. Fiberglass is also used in power transmission towers, street light poles, and manhole covers for sewers in rural streets. All of these are because of its light weight, high strength and durability.
6. Household equipment: some household equipment are made of fiberglass, including showers, laundry tubs, hot tubs, ladders and to fiber optic cable.
