A reinforced composite is provided that includes at least one planar fiber reinforcement or fabric formed from a plurality of fibers. The fiber reinforcement or fabric has a first side and a second side. The reinforced composite further includes a chemical treatment coated on at least one of said first side and second side and a matrix material.

An ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) greater than 1×10.sup.6. The polyethylene is spherical or are sphere-like particles having a mean particle size of 10-100 μm, having a standard deviation of 2-15 μm and a bulk density of 0.1-0.3 g/mL. Using the polyethylene as a basic polyethylene, a grafted polyethylene can be obtained by means of a solid-phase grafting method; and a glass fiber-reinforced polyethylene composition comprising the polyethylene and glass fibers, and a sheet or pipe prepared therefrom; a solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene; and a fiber and a film prepared from the solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene may also be obtained. The method has simple steps, is easy to control, has a relatively low cost and a high repeatability, and can realize industrialisation.

An ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) greater than 1×10.sup.6. The polyethylene is spherical or are sphere-like particles having a mean particle size of 10-100 μm, having a standard deviation of 2-15 μm and a bulk density of 0.1-0.3 g/mL. Using the polyethylene as a basic polyethylene, a grafted polyethylene can be obtained by means of a solid-phase grafting method; and a glass fiber-reinforced polyethylene composition comprising the polyethylene and glass fibers, and a sheet or pipe prepared therefrom; a solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene; and a fiber and a film prepared from the solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene may also be obtained. The method has simple steps, is easy to control, has a relatively low cost and a high repeatability, and can realize industrialisation.

Glass fibers formed from the inventive composition may be used in applications that require high stiffness and have a specific modulus between 34 and 40 MJ/kg. Such applications include woven fabrics for use in forming wind turbine blades and aerospace structures.

Provided is a glass fiber-reinforced resin composition that has excellent strength and an excellent modulus when processed into a glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article and has excellent processability on producing a glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article. In the glass fiber-reinforced resin composition, the content of SiO.sub.2S is 48 to 70% by mass and the content of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 A is 9 to 30% by mass with respect to the total amount of the glass fiber included therein, the glass fiber comprises a flat cross-sectional shape having a minor axis DS of 6.0 to 15.0 μm and a major axis DL of 20.5 to 50.0 μm, the glass fiber content C in the glass fiber-reinforced resin composition is from 65.0 to 85.0% by mass, and S, A, DS, DL, and C satisfy the following formula (1).

2.24≤(100×(A.sup.2/S)×(C/100).sup.8)/(DS.sup.3/4×DL.sup.1/4)≤5.85 (1)

A fiber-reinforced fabric, composite materials formed from such fabrics, and methods of making the fiber-reinforced fabric or composite materials, are provided. The fabrics and composite materials demonstrate improved fatigue performance relative to conventional fiber-reinforced fabrics.

A fiber-reinforced fabric, composite materials formed from such fabrics, and methods of making the fiber-reinforced fabric or composite materials, are provided. The fabrics and composite materials demonstrate improved fatigue performance relative to conventional fiber-reinforced fabrics.

The glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article includes a glass fiber fabric and a transparent resin. The average resin unimpregnation ratio in proximity to filament of the glass fiber fabric is more than 2.0% and 50.0% or less, the warp yarn width Bt and the weft yarn width By of the glass fiber fabric each are from 0.50 to 8.50 mm, the warp yarn weaving density Wt and the weft yarn weaving density Wy of the glass fiber fabric each are from 3.0 to 50 yarns/25 mm, and the degree of widening of warp yarn Et and the degree of widening of weft yarn Ey of the glass fiber fabric each are from 0.70 to 1.10.

The glass fiber-reinforced resin molded article includes a glass fiber fabric and a transparent resin. The average resin unimpregnation ratio in proximity to filament of the glass fiber fabric is more than 2.0% and 50.0% or less, the warp yarn width Bt and the weft yarn width By of the glass fiber fabric each are from 0.50 to 8.50 mm, the warp yarn weaving density Wt and the weft yarn weaving density Wy of the glass fiber fabric each are from 3.0 to 50 yarns/25 mm, and the degree of widening of warp yarn Et and the degree of widening of weft yarn Ey of the glass fiber fabric each are from 0.70 to 1.10.

A glass composition is provided that includes about 57.0 to 62.0% by weight SiO.sub.2, about 20.0 to 25.0% by weight Al.sub.2O.sub.3, about 8.0 to 12.5% by weight MgO, about 7 to 9.0% by weight CaO, about 0.4 to 1.0% by weight Li.sub.2O, 0.0 to about 1.0% by weight Na.sub.2O, about 0 to 0.5% by weight K.sub.2O; and 0.2 to about 1.5% by weight TiO.sub.2. The glass composition has a fiberizing temperature of no greater than about 1,300 C. Such applications include woven fabrics for use in forming wind blades and aerospace structures.