Knitted fibreglass stocking, 1968.

Made:: 1968 in Scotland

Knitted fibreglass stocking with holder

Knitted fibreglass stocking. Glass fibres are extremely strong but unless their structure is free from any cracks or scratches, they are also very brittle.This is because the glass fibres, unlike steel, cannot tolerate microcracks and are immediately embrittled in the presence of them. Hence glass fibres have to be combined with other materials, for example polymer resins, to form composite materials.

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Category:: Glass Technology

Object Number:: 1968-39

Materials:: fibreglass, knitted

type:: stockings

credit:: Stewarton Hosiery Company Limited

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Knitted fibreglass stocking

Knitted fibreglass stocking, manufactured by the Stewarton Hosiery Company Ltd in 1968. Glass fibres are extremely strong but unless their structure is free from any cracks or scratches, they are also very brittle.This is because the glass fibres, unlike steel, cannot tolerate microcracks and are immediately embrittled in the presence of them. Hence glass fibres have to be combined with other materials, for example polymer resins, to form composite materials.