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  2. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Inches per foot Millimetres per foot Common use Comments 1:20000: 0.015 mm: Sci-fi: Arii produced injection-molded kits in this scale of the Zentradi spacecraft from the science fiction anime series Macross. 1:4800: 0.064 mm: Sci-fi: This scale has been used for fictional spacecraft for the board game Star Cruiser, originally from Citadel ...

  3. Fiberglass - Wikipedia

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    Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cloth .

  4. Fibre-reinforced plastic tanks and vessels - Wikipedia

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    Ladders on the outside allow for easy access to the roof for loading. The vessel must be designed to withstand the load of someone standing on these ladders, and even withstand a person standing on the roof. Sloped bottoms allow for easier draining. Level gauges allow someone to accurately read the liquid level in the tank. The vessel must be ...

  5. Glass fiber reinforced concrete - Wikipedia

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    GRC (Glass fibre-reinforced concrete) ceramic consists of high-strength, alkali-resistant glass fibre embedded in a concrete & ceramic matrix. [1] In this form, both fibres and matrix retain their physical and chemical identities, while offering a synergistic combination of properties that cannot be achieved with either of the components acting alone.

  6. R-value (insulation) - Wikipedia

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    Installed faced fiberglass batt insulation with its R-value visible (R-21) [1]. The R-value is a measure of how well a two-dimensional barrier, such as a layer of insulation, a window or a complete wall or ceiling, resists the conductive [2] flow of heat, in the context of construction. [3]

  7. Screwfix - Wikipedia

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    Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc , which also owns B&Q , and is listed on the London Stock Exchange .

  8. Glass fiber - Wikipedia

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    This size helps protect the fiber as it is wound onto a bobbin. The particular size applied relates to end-use. While some sizes are processing aids, others make the fiber have an affinity for a certain resin, if the fiber is to be used in a composite. [11] Size is usually added at 0.5–2.0% by weight. Winding then takes place at around 1 km ...

  9. Composite material - Wikipedia

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    Two-lower-leg-amputees run on carbon-composite spring-like artificial feet as quick as non-amputee athletes. [46] High-pressure gas cylinders typically about 7–9 litre volume x 300 bar pressure for firemen are nowadays constructed from carbon composite. Type-4-cylinders include metal only as boss that carries the thread to screw in the valve.