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I was perusing the composite matierals in the Aircraft Spruce
catalog pages and noted that the fiberglass (and other ) cloths are characterized by a unit weight, like 5.8 oz/square yard. My naive assumption is that the cloth as purchased would, on average, weigh 5.8 oz /square yd. But some of the descriptions include a 'finished weight' which is slightly different from the 'other' (nominal?) weight. The weight of the final product after being impregnated with resin and cured will vary with material and technique, but if I assume an average specific gravity of about two for epoxy fiberglass and use the nominal thickness of the cloth I compute a weight of the resultant fiberglass sheet that is about twice the 'finished weight'. So I'm assuming that 'finished' weight does not refer to weight of a one square yard sheet of fiberglass made from that cloth with epoxy or polyester resin. So, can anyone enlighten me on what they do mean? By 'finished' weight do they mean the actual average weight as opposed to a nominal (rounded) value used to characterize the cloth? -- FF |
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