Irumakka Sednava
Retired Imperial, Businessman
A product of Adumar Advanced Starcraft Materials, a subsidiary of Adumar Advanced Starcraft Design and Repair.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Designed in the labs of Adumar Advanced Starcraft Materials, Fiberglass is considered very promising for integration onto the hulls of waterfaring vessels, as well as for light, strong paneling on airspeeders and landspeeders. It may even have some applications in light armor. Fiberglass is created through a manufacturing method known as pultrusion, which involves gigantic industrial furnaces. In the future, fiberglass might be everywhere if A.A.S.M. can only find ways to negate its less attractive qualities, such as the associated pollution and health risks.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Good kinetic resistance.
- Highly weatherproof/waterproof.
- High moldability in parts manufacture.
- Excellent strength to weight ratio.
- Slugresistant: The high compression strength and tensile strength make multilayered fiberglass highly impact resistant, and effective as ballistic armor.
- Weatherproof/waterproof: Fiberglass is highly water-resistant and anti-corrosive, making it an excellent material for use as a casing to protect electronics from rain or as the hull of a watercraft, such as a boat.
- Lightweight: Fiberglass is a light and buoyant material, making it excellent for constructing floating objects and suitable for outer paneling on vehicles where you don't want to add additional weight.
- Strength-to-weight ratio: Fiberglass is an extremely strong material for its weight.
- Only strong in one direction: Much like wood is only strong across the grain, fiberglass is only durable along its axis, making it strong in only one preferential direction. This weakness can be somewhat mitigated by using multiple layers of fiberglass with the fibers oriented in different preferential directions relative to each other.
- Heat: The strength of fiberglass can be diminished in sufficiently extreme heat (180 °C +), as it weakens the bonding agent holding the glass fibers together. They can still exhibit significant residual strength after being allowed to cool again.
- Production Health Risks: Working with fiberglass can result in skin, eye, and lung irritation caused by loose glass fibers floating in the air. It is crucial that people working in the creation, application, or modification of fiberglass paneling and other fiberglass products wear proper protective equipment.
- Pollutant: Fiberglass production creates significant greenhouse gases. It is also non-biodegradable and non-recyclable.
- Strength-to-weight ratio: Fiberglass is an extremely strong material for its weight, but it is not as strong as heavier materials, like durasteel or alusteel.
Designed in the labs of Adumar Advanced Starcraft Materials, Fiberglass is considered very promising for integration onto the hulls of waterfaring vessels, as well as for light, strong paneling on airspeeders and landspeeders. It may even have some applications in light armor. Fiberglass is created through a manufacturing method known as pultrusion, which involves gigantic industrial furnaces. In the future, fiberglass might be everywhere if A.A.S.M. can only find ways to negate its less attractive qualities, such as the associated pollution and health risks.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
Create a lightweight plastic composite material with strong tensile and compression strength along its axis, and weather resistant properties.
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Adumar Advanced Starcraft Design and Repair, Adumar Advanced Starcraft Materials.
Modular:
No
Material:
Glass, Plastic.
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