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fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

(OP)
I am building a large compound curve fiberglass panel and would like to know weights/ft^2 for different numbers of layers etc. Polyester resin, hand layup for first prototype but epoxy and vacuum infusion later.
Any advice/sites?

 

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

You should be able to calculate it.
(number of glass layers x surface area x mass of dry glass per sq ft) + total mass of resin after establishing the volume.

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

Fibreglass  (in the U.K.)  is generally used as  1.5 ounces per squ foot for one single layer. Hence you calculate weight as a product of total area multiplied by number of thicknesses.  Sometimes we use 1 oz per squ ft;   sometimes 2.0 oz / sq ft. modify calcs as necessary to get weight of glass.   For a soggy hand lay up job assume weight of resin to be   three time as heavy. hence you get total job weight.

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

To get the nominal weight of a prepreg, divide the areal weight of the dry fibers by the factor (1 minus prepreg resin %). The resin content is a weight fraction of the prepreg weight. To convert the areal weight units g/m^2 to lb/ft^2 multiply by 0.000205, to convert g/m^2 to oz/yd^2 multiply by 0.0295.
Example: BMS 8-212, Ty1, Gr 95 (Graphite Uni-tape 42%)

95/(1-0.42) = 163 g/m^2

From the Boeing Composites Guide D6-46632 (93)

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

I recommend you correlate your theoretical values... Even the cloth manufacturers give you a range of weight for their cloths, I've seen deltas that are not trivial!

If you use vacum bagging, your resin content in the composite should be lower than with hand layups, the weight of the final product should also be lower...

A simple way to correlate your values, is to make a few test layups of 1 ft^2 pieces using the same technique as will be used during production. Weigh the dry materials (minus epoxy) before layup, then start with 1 ply, cure, measure, add another ply, cure, measure, ..., derive your weight/ply/ft^2 from all the numbers you obtain.

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

(OP)
Site below recommends 1:1 ratio for fiberglass to resin weight. See pages 23 and 24.


 www.fiberlay.com/howto/ Fiberglass-Epoxy-Basics-Training-Guide.pdf


 


 





       

RE: fiberglass weights oz/ft^2

(OP)
From  http://www.eagerplastics.com/glass.htm

See original website for a better printout.

Fiberglass Fabrics
         
For *1.5oz (per sq ft) mat - 20 sq ft layup per gal resin
For *6oz (per sq yd) cloth - 50 sq ft layup per gal resin
For *10oz (per sq yd)cloth - 75 sq ft layup per gal resin
For *24 oz (per sq yd)     - 20 sq ft layup per gal resin
*

The resin probably has a specific gravity ~ 1.0 so the weight of resin per ft^2 can be calculated.

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