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This paper discusses the applications and the limitations of the fractography technique as applied to the fiberglass industry. The main limitation of fractography originates from the fact that fibers of strength greater than about 2000 MPa shatter into multiple small fragments upon fracture rendering it impossible to capture the true fracture surfaces. Several illustrations are presented of the fracture surfaces of low strength E-glass fibers. Fractography using SEM/EDS has led to the identification of two new types of inclusions in the fibers; platinum-rhodium single crystal inclusions and thread shaped nickel sulfide inclusions.
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Gupta, P.K. (1994). Fractography of Fiberglass. In: Bradt, R.C., Tressler, R.E. (eds) Fractography of Glass. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1325-8_6
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