{"id":2678,"date":"2019-07-15T16:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T21:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsc3d.wpengine.com\/?post_type=3d_materials&#038;p=2678"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:23:30","slug":"fiberglass-filament","status":"publish","type":"3d_materials","link":"https:\/\/www.gsc-3d.com\/3d_materials\/fiberglass-filament\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiberglass Filament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inexpensive and 11x stiffer than ABS, fiberglass is the perfect entry-level fiber for 3D printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is fiberglass material?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Extremely thin strands of glass bundled together into a fiber. Fiberglass is traditionally used in composites for boat, automobile, and aircraft manufacture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How strong is fiberglass?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiberglass has a flexural strength of 210 MPa (30.5 ksi) and a tensile strength of 590 MPa (85.5 ksi). 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