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Pultruded Rods, Tubes & Custom Profiles

Glasforms™ Pultruded Rods, Tubes & Custom Profiles

Stiffness, Strength, & Weight Reduction

Glasforms' pultrusion process creates continuous, constant cross-section profiles with consistent, uniform quality and exceptional mechanical performance. These continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composites are ideal in applications where high stiffness and light weight performance are critical.

Standard and custom shapes and sizes are available with a variety of resins including polyester, vinyl ester, and epoxy, and reinforcements including mat/roving (MR-GFRP) or unidirectional (U-GFRP) fiberglass, or high performance unidirectional carbon fiber.

Our design and engineering experts can help select the materials to meet your specific stiffness, weight, strength, flex, density, and tensile requirements.

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  • Exceptionally high mechanical properties for lightweight structures
  • Linear, constant cross-section profiles
  • Continuous, automated manufacturing process
  • Custom shapes and sizes
  • Consistent, uniform quality and material properties

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Product Selection Guide: Thermoset Advanced Composites

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Carbon Fiber Reinforced Rods, Bars and Laminates

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Glasforms Electrical Components

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Property Test Procedure Glass Fiber Reinforced Profiles Carbon Fiber Reinforced Profiles Multiaxial Glass Reinforced Profiles
Glass Content, % by weight ASTM D2584 65-75 75 45-55
Tensile Strength, ksi (MPa) ASTM D3916 / D638 110-150 (750-1000) 405 (2800) 45-60 (310-415)
Tensile Modulus, Msi (GPa) ASTM D3916 / D638 5.5-7.0 (38-48) 24 (165) 2.6-3.5 (18-24)
Flexural Strength, ksi (MPa) ASTM D4476 / D790 100-130 (700-900) 180 (1200) 65 (450)
Flexural Modulus, Msi (GPa) ASTM D4476 / D790 5.5-6.5 (38-45) 21 (145) 2.1-2.7 (15-19)
Compressive Strength, ksi (MPa) ASTM D695 60-110 (415-750) 150 (1000) 40 (275)
Density, lbs/in3 (g/cm3) ASTM D792 .068-.073 (1.9-2) 0.058 (1.6) 0.066 (1.8)
Barcol Hardness ASTM D2583 50-60 50-60 50-60
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Product Bulletin: Improved Adhesion Pultrusions

Formulated with enhanced adhesive properties for exceptional bonding performance