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Advantex Glass:The E-CR Glass or aSustainable Future

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Advantex Glass:Eco-Responsible, Durable and Versatile

Sustainable development meets

the needs o the present without

compromising the ability o uture

generations to meet their own

needs. It ties together concern or

natural eco systems with the social

challenges acing humanity. In a mar-

ketplace that aces challenges such

as the reduction o C02

emissions,

energy use efciencies and long

service lie, it is vital to be able to

innovate. 3B the fbreglass company

has demonstrated this ability repeat-

edly, providing glass fbres or cost

eective lightweight and sustain-

able composites solutions, which

oer superior product perormance,

end-o-lie management and design

exibility. We, at 3B are committed

to developing sustainable innovative

solutions with our clients through thedefnition o high perormance glass

fbre answers or a wide range o

markets and applications.

Everyone at 3B is committed to sustainable development. It drives our spirit o inno-

vation, which translates into the eco-responsibility, durability and versatility o our

products. With sustainable development on everyones mind, one infnite resource is

peoples creativity. Put to good use, it has the ability to fnd better value, longer-term

solutions.

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Breakthrough Innovation

Advantex Glass is the result o a break-

through in fbreglass ormulation and

manuacturing technology.

The recognised benchmark in the glass

fbre industry or clean manuacturing,

Advantex Glass contains no added boron

or uorides. This is a perect example o

an eco-responsible solution combiningpollution prevention with high energy.

Meeting the specifcations o E-CR glass

standards (ASTM D578 & ISO 2078),

Advantex Glass is an Electrical & Corrosion

Resistant glass that brings durability to your

composites parts through superior corrosion

resistance to acid, water and alkaline environ-

ment. Compared with traditional E-Glass,

Advantex Glass technology leads to higher

perormance and thereore material costs

savings.

3B oers reliable and versatile reinorce-

ment solutions with Advantex Glass or a

wide range o composite applications and

markets.

Advantex Glass:

The green solution or the blue planet

To produce glass, the minerals have to be

melted at a temperature o around 1650C.

To ease the melting process, traditional

E-Glass ormulation contains added melting

agents such as boron and uorides. Unor-

tunately, the use o such melting agents

is detrimental to the environment as most

o those agents will be present in the gasemissions.

A drastic reduction o these manuacturing

emissions is now possible with Advantex

Glass, thanks to an advanced melting

technology and a patented ormulation that

does not rely on adding boron or uorides.

The graphs in the right compare the

environmental ootprints o 3Bs Advantex

Glass manuacturing acility versus tradi-

tional E-Glass manuacturing acility or an

equivalent production o glass.

3B is a leading European glass fbre produc-

er, and operates two state-o-the-art, eco-

riendly glass fbre manuacturing acilities in

Battice and in Birkeland, with a top priority

to respect the surrounding environment.

Advantex Glass Manufacturing Platform

Dust

Fluorides

NOx

VOC's

Raw Mat. Efficiency

Energy

C.O.D.

Water usage

HighMedium

Low

Environmental Footprint

Traditional E-Glass Manufacturing Platform

Dust

Fluorides

NOx

VOC's

Raw Mat. Efficiency

Energy

C.O.D.

Water usage

High

Medium

Low

Environmental Footprint

Research, development and testing

centre in Battice, Belgium

Battice, Belgium

Birkeland, Norway

3B Science & Technology center also

located in Battice is hosting our Innovation

& Business Development teams. Both teams

primarily ocus being development o inno-

vative & sustainable solutions.


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Advantex Glass properties

Property Test Method Unit Advantex Glass E-Glass

Chemical Composition No added Added

Boron / Fluorides Boron / Fluorides

Sotening point ASTM C338 C 916 830-860

Reractive Index 1.56-1.57 1.54-1.56

Fibre weight loss in 10% H2S0

45.5% > 40%

(100 hours @ 96C)

CLTE (0C to 300C) ASTM D696 10-6 K-1 6 5.4

Isophtalic Polyester resin, Glass content by Weight: 75%

in fguresAdvantex Glass or Durability in CompositesThe lie o a composite part is becoming increasingly challenging. This calls or the

development o new composite materials with exceptional and extremely durable

properties.

Looking or higher temperature resistance, higher corrosion resistance or better static

and long term atigue properties? Look at Advantex Glass.

Acid corrosion resistance properties

The chart illustrates the stress corrosion resistance o a pultured

rod made with an iso polyester resin and a glass roving content o

75%. The static load was around 1100 MPa. It can be seen that, in

a 1N chloridric acid environment at room temperature (23C), to

reach a 50-year service, the stress level should not exceed 12.7% o

the static strength. At such stress levels the E-glass rod would only

survive 3.7 days.

Fatigue perormance

The upper chart illustrates atigue perorm-

ance obtained on laminates made with

epoxy resin and unidirectional abrics. It can

be seen that Advantex Glass fbre improves

atigue perormance by hal a decade.

Stress rupture of pultruded rod in 1N Chloridric Acid

1

Load(%u

ltimate)

1%Time-to-Faillure (hours)

10 100 1000 10 000 100 000 1000 000

100

10

1

12.7%

r2 = 0.97 - Advr2 = 0.96 - Trad E

3.7 days50 years

traditional E-glass

Advantex glass

Tensile (R=0,1) fatigue of Epoxy UD laminates

Maxstress(MPa)

Number of cycles

10 0001 000 100 000 1 000 000

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

E-Glass17-1200 tex

Advantex SE150017-1200 tex

Advantex Glass fbre properties and advantages in thermosets & thermoplastics

Property in thermosets Test Method Unit Advantex Glass E-Glass

Tensile Strength* ASTM D2343-08 MPa 2200-2600 2000-2500

Tensile Modulus* ASTM D2343-08 GPa 81-83 74-80

* Representative values o 17m 2400 tex Advantex Glass fbre, epoxy resin impregnated

Higher stiness and strength make Advantex Glass the material o choice when optimum properties are needed

along load bearings.

Property in thermoplastics Test Method Unit Advantex Glass E-Glass

Tensile Strength* ISO 527-1-10 MPa 255-260 240-245

Tensile Modulus* ISO 527-1-10 GPa 16.8-17.1 15.5-16

* Representative values o PA compound heat stabilized reinorced with 50% GF chopped strand (10m; 4mm).

Test made with chopped strand coated with the same sizing ormulation.

Stiness advantages o Advantex glass has been validated in a wide range o thermoplastic resins

(PP, PBT, Styrenics, High T polymers, etc.)


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Heat & Thermal InsulationBenefts

Resistance to high temperature

Corrosion resistance

Ideal choice or

Exhaust muer systems

Sport & LeisureBenefts

Strength-to-weight ratio Corrosion resistance

Ideal choice or

Skis & ski poles Boat hulls

Inrastructure & ConstructionBenefts

High corrosion resistance

Strength-to-weight ratio

Ideal choice or Sewer & chemical line pipes Architecture

Tanks or chemicals Pipe rehabilitation

High Pressure VesselsBenefts

Strength-to-weight ratio High corrosion resistance

High atigue resistance

Ideal choice or

LPG & CNG cylinders

Electrical InsulatorsBenefts

Resistance to brittle racture during stress corrosion

Ideal choice or

High end insulators core materials compliant with

IEC 62217 standard

Versatile markets and applications ...

EnergyBenefts

High corrosion resistance

Very high atigue properties and high stiness

Ideal choice or

Optimized windmill blades (onshore & oshore)

Tidal blades


From Energy to Inrastructure &Construction, rom High Pressure

Vessels to Electrical Insulators, rom

Heat & Thermal Insulation to Sport &

Leisure, 3B contributes to o the most

high-end composites technologies

and applications with its Advantex

Glass solutions.

Further inormation on these solutions

is available on request rom:


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Customer Service Ofce

Ildeonse Vandammestraat 5-7

B-1560 Hoeilaart, Belgium

phone +32 2 402 2000

ax +32 2 402 2002

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ormance. The user, by accepting the products describedherein, agrees to be responsible or thoroughly testing anyapplication to determine its suitability beore committingto production. It is important or the user to determine theproperties o its own commercial compounds when usingthis or any other reinorcement.

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... through versatile product portolio


product portolio Chopped Strand: bundles oAdvantex Glass flaments chopped into specifed lengths.

Coated with a fnish that maximises processability and end-use perormance properties o

thermoplastic and thermosets composites. Ideal or compounding and injection moulding

technologies.

Direct Roving: bundles oAdvantex Glass flaments gathered into a continuous singlestrand. Coated with a fnish that maximises processability and end-use perormance

properties o thermoset and thermoplastic composites. Material o choice or pultrusion,

flament winding, D-LFT, weaving and knitting technologies.

Continuous Filament Mat (CFM): a non-woven mat made out oAdvantex flaments,

comprising o continuous fbres randomly oriented in multiple layers. Glass fbres are

bonded with a silane-coupling agent and layers are held together with an appropriate

binder. In use as a ow media in abrics design and in press moulding.

Wet Chopped Strands: coated wet bundles oAdvantex Glass flaments chopped

into specifed lengths. Engineered to disperse easily in water-based bonding systems or

production o non-wovens.

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