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The scanning electron microscope and the energy dispersive X-ray based analytical techniques have been used to study the sulphuric acid corrosion resistance of standard “E” fibre glass and PPG developed and patented 1201 [1], an “ECR” acid-resistant fibre glass. While it is well agreed by the experts in the field that direct exposure of fibre glass to 0.5 m sulphuric acid is much too severe a condition to simulate service conditions of most filament wound fibre glass products, nevertheless, the above corrosive environment was used to demonstrate a significant superiority of PPG 1201 glass in acid resistance over the standard “E” glass regardless of the source of its origin. It is also demonstrated that not only boron oxide leached out during acid exposure but a significant amout of calcium, aluminium, and magnesium oxides also were depleted from the “E” glass composition during acid treatment. It is also demonstrated that heat treatment of “E” glass products reduced the rate of acid attack. It did not, however, eliminate it completely. Heat treatment affects the strength properties of this fibre glass adversely.
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Das, B., Tucker, B.D. & Watson, J.C. Acid corrosion analysis of fibre glass. J Mater Sci 26, 6606–6612 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02402652
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