Abbreviation (glass-fibre reinforced plastic, GFRP) for a fibre-plastic composite made of a plastic and glass fibres. Continuous glass fibres were first produced industrially in the USA in 1935 as reinforcing fibres. In communications technology, glass fibre cables are used as a transmission medium (optical waveguide) for wired communication systems in fibre optic networks. The glass fibre insert makes the material comparable to stainless steel. During production, the resin is polymerised and hardened with the addition of styrene and catalysts. Such polymerisation plastics are, for example, polyethylene (PE) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride). The material is characterised by high elongation at break and excellent corrosion behaviour even in aggressive environments.
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