Tiranti Glass Fibre Chopped Strands

Used in reinforcing resins, thermoplastics and gypsum. Ideal for awkward areas in mould making where mat lifts up. Chopped strands - suitable to use as additive to polyester resins to make a glass reinforced putty like compound for those very difficult to laminate areas. Chopped strands have excellent secondary bond properties and is extremely tough. May also be used in plaster to give extra strength.

Glass fibre is used in conjunction with resin either to provide reinforcement to the casting or to produce a more lightweight casting where weight would be a problem if a solid cast were to be made.

Usually a gel coat, made of resin or resin and filler, applied into a mould, and then glass fibre is laminated in layers behind this using polyester resin.

This produces a very strong durable lightweight resin shell.

Glass fibre can also be used in conjunction with plaster polymer mixes to make more lightweight, very strong structures.