FIBERGLASS CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY0 pages
Customer Acceptance Standard
No.
Date:
Supersedes:
Page:
TP-330 LD
19-Jun-12
08-Jun-10
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FIBERGLASS CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
I.
DESCRIPTION
Fiberglass yarn is a natural, lustrous, white, continuous filament yarn, which is twisted
on various supply packages. The yarns are smooth, non-cellular and generally
cylindrical in form. The yarns are made of glass of high stability and durability and
are with the exception of sizing ingredients, inorganic, incombustible and will neither
expand nor contract with moisture changes. The glass composition meets the
certification for “E” glass as defined by ASTM’s D 578-00 Standards Specification for
Glass Fiber Strands. The individual glass fibers do not tend to absorb moisture and
are extremely flexible.
The sizing may be burned off the yarn under certain conditions. Weathering tests
have indicated comparatively unlimited stability under repeated cycles of heat, cold,
sunlight, dampness and drying.
II.
USE
These yarns are used for further fabrication, plying, winding, braiding, heat cleaning,
heat treating, coating and impregnating of sleeving and tubings and banding tapes.
OR
For braiding and serving on wire and cable and magnet wire and other miscellaneous
electrical applications.
This specification is subject to change without notice.
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