FRP Composites Used In Household Fields

FRP Composites are widely used in many fields including around the house. Below are a few examples of composite materials that we come in contact with on a daily basis in our homes:

Fiberglass doors are an excellent example of composites. Composite doors have done such an amazing job imitating wood, that many people cannot tell the difference. In fact, many glass fiber doors are made from molds that were originally taken from wood doors. Fiberglass doors are long lasting, as they will never warp or twist with moisture. They will never rot, corrode, and have excellent insulative properties.

Hot tub and spas are another great example of fiber reinforced composites which might be used around the house. Most all above ground hot tubs today are reinforced with fiberglass. First, a sheet of acrylic plastic is vacuumed-formed to the shape of the hot tub. Then, the back side of the sheet is sprayed with chopped fiberglass known as gun roving. The ports for jets and drains are drilled out and the pluming is installed.

If your shower stall or bathtub is not porcelain, chances are good that it is a fiberglass reinforced composite tub. Many fiberglass bathtubs and showers are first gel coated, and then reinforced with glass fiber and polyester resin. Most often, these tubs are manufactured through an open molding process, usually either chopped gun roving, or layers of chopped strand mat. More recently, FRP tubs have been manufactured using the RTM process (Resin Transfer Molding), where positive pressure pushes thermoset resin through a two sided hard mold.

Window frames are another excellent use of FRP composites, most commonly fiberglass. Most all fiberglass window profiles are manufactured from the pultrusion process. The profile cross section of a window lineal is exactly the same. Most all major window companies have an in house pultrusion operation, where they pultrude thousands of feet of window lineals a day.

 

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