FIBER GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC PRODUCT
S. No.
PROPERTY
UNIT
FRP Laminate (30% Glass Content)
Plywood (Exterior Grade)
Mild Steel
Concrete
1
Specific Gravity
-
1.6
0.8
7.8
2.3
2
Density
Mg/m2
1600
800
7760
2310
3
Actual Strength
Tension
Compression
Shear
KN/M2
x 104
7.6
11.0
6.9
5.8
2.85
1.20
55
24
35
0.69 permissible
0.069
4
Specific Strength
Act 51 Sp. qr.
KN/M2xlO4
4.7
4.3
7.2
3.6
1.5
7.1
3.1
4.9
0.30
0.03
5
Actual Modulate
0.55
0.28
0.80
0.034
20.7
8.6
6
Light transmission (x)
%
85
Opaque
7
Maintenance
Max useful
life of 30 yrs.
without
maintenance
Preservatives
Varnish
Paint-
necessary
Corrosion
Protection
Ossentlel-primer
or paint +
decorative finish
Mone. Except
Where decorative
finishes are
required
Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Glass Mat Laminate (FRP)
Comosite structure glass mat/ woven Roving's
Mg/m3
7.86
7.916
2.71
1.384
1.80
Coeff of Thermal
Expansion
/°Cx 106
11.83
16.744
24.024
30.94
23.66
Thermal
Conductivity
W/m.°c
40.376
13.55
194.67
0.2163 .
0.2163
Modulus of Elasticity
in Tension
MPaxlO3
206.844
193.05
68.948
4.8-5.5
5.5-10.34
Tensile Strength
MPa
455.1
586.1
82.7
62.1-82.7
82.7-137.9
Yield Strength
227.5
27.6
68.95-137.9