Two Newly Developed Environment-friendly

Boron-free Fiberglass E6-CR and E7

Dr. Heinz Zhang

Product R & D Center

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 Jushi Fiberglass

E7(ViPro) E6-CR
Fiberglass Fiberglass

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History of Jushi Fiberglass：

Developed improved corrosion resistance

fiberglass-E6-CR B2O3 0%, F2 trace
2012
Developed new high strength and modulus
fiberglass-E7(ViPro) B2O3 0%, F2 trace

Developed high strength and modulus

2010 fiberglass-ViPro

2009 Developed low boron E fiberglass-E6

Produced traditional E fiberglass

1984 B2O3 6-7%, F2 0.4-0.6%

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 Jushi Fiberglass

E7(ViPro) E6-CR
Fiberglass Fiberglass

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 What is E6-CR fiberglass？
ASTM D578-00
=Boron-free E glass
ISO 2078-93 =E-CR glass

E-CR

E6-CR
ECR
Advantex

E glass
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 1. The contrast with physical properties of typical
fiberglass:

Items Method Unit E6-CR Tad.E ECR

Density ASTM1505 g/cm3 2.65 2.60 2.66

Refractive Index Immersion / 1.566 1.566 1.576

Expansion Coefficient ASTM696 10-6K-1 5.98 5.96 5.90

Permittivity ASTMD150 / 7.0 6.7 7.2

Transition Temperature ASTMC338 ℃ 902 842 900

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 2. Mechanical properties of E6-CR fiberglass

84
弹性模量,Elastic Modulus /GPa

82

Tad.E
80
ECR

78 E6-CR

76

74
1850 1950 2050 2150 2250 2350 2450

拉伸强度,Tensile Strength/MPa

Note: the mechanical properties of impregnated yarn are tested by ASTM2343 standard.
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 3. Corrosion resistance of E6-CR fiberglass
(1) Hydrochloric acid test：
23℃, 10%HCl, different soak time.

耐酸腐蚀结果, Acid Corrosion Results

25
失重率Weight loss rate/%

20
8h
24h
15
72h
10

0
Tad.E ECR E6-CR

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Micrographs of Tad.E fiberglass hydrochloric acid
test：

original sample corrosion 8h Tad.E

corrosion 24h corrosion 72h

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Micrographs of E6-CR fiberglass hydrochloric acid
test：

original sample corrosion 8h E6-CR

corrosion 24h corrosion 72h

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 3. Corrosion resistance of E6-CR fiberglass
(2) Sulfuric acid test:
96℃, 10%H2SO4, soak time 24h.

耐酸腐蚀结果, Acid Corrosion Results

40
35
失重率Weight loss rate/%

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Tad.E ECR E6-CR

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Micrographs of Tad.E and E6-CR fiberglass
hydrochloric acid test：

Tad.E
E6-CR

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 3. Corrosion resistance of E6-CR fiberglass
(3) Water and alkali test：
Boiled water, soak time 24h.
23℃,0.5MNaOH, soak time 24h.

耐水和耐碱腐蚀结果, Water and Alkali Corrosion Results

0,9
Boiled water,24h
失重率Weight loss rate/%

23℃,0.5M NaOH,24h
0,6

0,3

0
Tad.E ECR E6-CR

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4. Stress corrosion test of E6-CR fiberglass

=4 mm

60C，5%
H2SO4 Solution

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4. Stress corrosion property of E6-CR fiberglass

100

E6-CR Tad.E
极限载荷Ultimate load/%

50

0
0 50 100 150 200 250

失效时间Time to failure(hours)

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The essential reason of excellent performance：glass composition

Composition E6-CR Tad.E ECR

SiO2 59-61 52-55 56-60
Al2O3 13-15 12-14 11-13
CaO 22-25 22-25 19-23
MgO 0.5-1 <0.5 1.5-4
B2O3 0 5-7 0
F2 trace 0.5-1 trace
TiO2 <0.6 <0.6 2-4
ZnO 0 0 1-4
Li2O <0.3 0 0
Na2O+K2O <0.8 <1 <2

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Outstanding characteristics summary of E6-CR fiberglass.

2 1

3 4

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Typical Application Fields

General purpose

E6-CR

Others…

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 Jushi Fiberglass

E7(ViPro) E6-CR
Fiberglass Fiberglass

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 ISO 2078-93

What is E7(Vipro) fiberglass？

= ViPro glass
= Boron-free glass
= High strength and modulus R glass

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1. The contrast with physical properties of typical
fiberglass:

Items Method Unit E7 Tad.E E6-CR

Density ASTM1505 g/cm3 2.63 2.60 2.65

Refractive Index Immersion / 1.562 1.566 1.566

Expansion Coefficient ASTM696 10-6K-1 5.51 5.96 5.98

Permittivity ASTMD150 / 7.0 6.7 7.0

Transition Temperature ASTMC338 ℃ 920 842 902

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 2. Mechanical properties of E7 fiberglass
91
弹性模量,Elastic Modulus/GPa

89
87
85
83
Tad.E
81 E6-CR
79 E7
77
75
73
1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000

拉伸强度,Tensile Strength/MPa

Note: the mechanical properties of impregnated yarn are tested by ASTM2343 standard.
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2. Mechanical properties of E7 fiberglass

拉伸强度均值, The Mean Value of Tensile Strength

3000
Tensile Strength/MPa

2600
12%

2200 30%

1800

1400
Tad.E E6-CR E7

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 2. Mechanical properties of E7 fiberglass

弹性模量均值, The Mean Value of Elastic Modulus

92
Elastic Modulus/GPa

88

8%
84

80
17%

76

72
Tad.E E6-CR E7

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The essential reason of excellent performance：
glass composition
Composition E7 Tad.E E6-CR
SiO2 59-62 52-55 59-61
Al2O3 15-17 12-14 13-15
CaO 14-16 22-25 22-25
MgO 8-10 <0.5 0.5-1
B2O3 0 5-7 0
F2 trace 0.5-1 trace
TiO2 <1.5 <0.6 <0.6
Li2O <0.6 0 <0.3
Na2O+K2O <1 <1 <0.8

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Outstanding characteristics summary of E7 fiberglass.

2 1

3 4

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Typical Application Fields

High performance

Large wind Aviation and

blade police products
E7

Mobile muffler

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 Contact information

Product R&D Center

Heinz Zhang
E-mail: heinz.zhang@jushi.com

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