Tiranti Light Chopped Glass Fibre Strand Mat

Fibreglass chopped strand mat is widely used for moulding & mould making. This low fibre loss and easy wet out matting has non-directional random strand reinforcement, which helps give equal strength over all areas it is applied to.

Glass fibre is used in conjunction with resin either to provide reinforcement to the casting or to produce a more lightweight casting where weight would be a problem if a solid cast were to be made.

Usually a gel coat, made of resin or resin and filler, applied into a mould, and then glass fibre is laminated in layers behind this using polyester resin.

This produces a very strong durable lightweight resin shell.

Glass fibre can also be used in conjunction with plaster polymer mixes to make more lightweight, very strong structures.