Investigation of atmospheric moisture during heat treatment of glass fibres

Jenkins, Peter G. and Yang, Liu and Thomason, James L. (2019) Investigation of atmospheric moisture during heat treatment of glass fibres. Fibers, 7 (4). 27. ISSN 2079-6439

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    Abstract

    The tensile strength of single water-sized E-glass fibres that were thermally conditioned, either in air or under vacuum, was investigated. The vacuum removed water from the conditioning atmosphere, as well as the fibre surfaces, at room temperature but retained tensile strength of fibres treated in the absence of water were not significantly different from those thermally conditioned in a standard air furnace. The results suggest that water, either in the treatment atmosphere or on the surface of the fibres, is not a significant factor in fundamental glass fibre strength loss at an elevated temperature. It may, therefore, be necessary to consider alternative theories to explain this strength loss.

    Author(s):Jenkins, Peter G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-2155, Yang, Liu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8475-1757 and Thomason, James L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-3793
    Item type:Article
    ID code:67372
    Keywords:glass fibres, thermal conditioning, strength loss, stress corrosion reaction, crack tip shielding, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Mechanical Engineering
    Subjects:Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:20 Mar 2019 12:04
    Last modified:18 Nov 2019 02:58
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67372
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