ASTM D4029-97 - 1.1.1997
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification primarily covers finished fabrics woven from "E" electrical glass fiber yarns that are intended primarily as a reinforcing material in laminated plastics for structural use. This specification can also be applied to fabrics made of glass fiber types as agreed upon between the purchaser and the seller.

1.2 This specification specifies the terminology, definitions, general requirements, and physical requirements for woven glass fiber finished fabrics. This specification permits the application of sizing materials to the glass fiber yarn during manufacture that helps facilitate weaving. When used as permitted in this specification, such materials are compatible with the resin matrix as specified in the contracting instrument.

Note 1-Sizing materials on glass fiber yarns, in most cases, are removed by various cleaning procedures as a first stage in preparing a finished fabric. When these yarn sizing materials are removed during a cleaning procedure they need not be compatible with the subsequent resin matrix.

1.3 This specification shows the values in both inch-pound units and in SI units. "Inch-pound units" is the technically correct name for the customary units used in the United States. "SI" units is the technically correct name for the system of metric units known as the International System of Units. The values stated in either acceptable metric units or other units shall be regarded separately as standard. The values expressed in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore each system must be used independently of each other, without combining values in any way.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 2-This specification is one of a series to provide a substitute for Military Specifications: MIL-Y-1140H MIL-C-9084C Additional ASTM specifications in this series are currently being drafted and will appear in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards , as available. These are to include greige glass fabrics, glass tapes, glass sleevings, glass yarns, glass cords, glass sewing thread, and finished laminates made from finished glass fabrics. Note 3-Specification D2150, for Woven Glass Fabric for Polyester Glass Laminates, is being extensively revised. This method will contain test methods and requirements for laminated plastics made from fabrics referenced in this specification.
 
2. Referenced Documents

D3773-07

Standard Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric

D3774-18(2024)

Standard Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric

D3775-17(2023)

Standard Test Method for End (Warp) and Pick (Filling) Count of Woven Fabrics

D3776-09

Standard Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric

D4963-04

Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Glass Strands and Fabrics

D5035-11(2024)

Standard Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)

D7018-04

Standard Terminology Relating to Glass Fiber and Its Products

ANSI/ASQC Z1.4

Sampling Procedures for Inspection by Attributes

MIL-C-9084C

Cloth, Glass Finished for Resin Laminates

Woven Cloth Construction

D123-23

Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles

D578-05

Standard Specification for Glass Fiber Strands

D1059-17(2022)

Standard Test Method for Yarn Number Based on Short-Length Specimens

D1423-02

Standard Test Method for Twist in Yarns by Direct-Counting

D1776-08

Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles

D1777-26

Standard Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials

D2408-82

Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Amino-Silane-Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)

D2409-84

Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Vinyl-Silane-Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)

D2410-82

Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Chrome Complexes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)

D2660-84

Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Acrylic-Silane-Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)

D3098-84

Method of Test for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabrics, Cleaned and After-Finished with Epoxy-Functions Silane Type Finishes for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)