A flame-retardant composition endowed with intumescent properties which consists of an acrylic resin, a dehydrating compound, a blowing agent and, optionally, a fluorocarbon-based polymer.

The present invention is a low dielectric resin substrate, which is a composite including an annealed quartz glass cloth and an organic resin, where the annealed quartz glass cloth has a dielectric loss tangent of less than 0.0010 at 10 GHz, and tensile strength of 1.0 N/25 mm or more per cloth weight (g/m.sup.2). This provides a resin substrate that includes a quartz glass cloth which has a low dielectric loss tangent and which is also excellent in tensile strength.

Glass compositions suitable for fiber forming having rare earth oxides (RE.sub.2O.sub.3) and glass fibers having a high modulus are disclosed. The glass composition may include SiO.sub.2 from about 44.5 to about 64 weight percent, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 from about 12 to about 32 weight percent, CaO from about 0.1 to about 15.5 weight percent, MgO from about 5 to about 22 weight percent, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 less than 1 weight percent, TiO.sub.2 less than 2 weight percent, Na.sub.2O less than 3 weight percent, Y.sub.2O.sub.3 up to 12 weight percent, CeO.sub.2 up to 6 weight percent, ZnO up to 4 weight percent, and B.sub.2O.sub.3 less than 4.5 weight percent. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers and incorporated into various composites.

Glass compositions suitable for fiber forming having rare earth oxides (RE.sub.2O.sub.3) and glass fibers having a high modulus are disclosed. The glass composition may include SiO.sub.2 from about 44.5 to about 64 weight percent, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 from about 12 to about 32 weight percent, CaO from about 0.1 to about 15.5 weight percent, MgO from about 5 to about 22 weight percent, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 less than 1 weight percent, TiO.sub.2 less than 2 weight percent, Na.sub.2O less than 3 weight percent, Y.sub.2O.sub.3 up to 12 weight percent, CeO.sub.2 up to 6 weight percent, ZnO up to 4 weight percent, and B.sub.2O.sub.3 less than 4.5 weight percent. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers and incorporated into various composites.

The present invention is an annealed quartz glass cloth that has an SiO.sub.2 content of 99.5 mass % or more, a dielectric loss tangent of less than 0.0010 at 10 GHz, and a tensile strength of 1.0 N/25 mm or more per cloth weight (g/m.sup.2). This provides an annealed quartz glass cloth that has a low dielectric loss tangent and that is also excellent in tensile strength; and a method for manufacturing an annealed quartz glass cloth by which strength recovers after a high-temperature heat treatment.

The present invention is an annealed quartz glass cloth that has an SiO.sub.2 content of 99.5 mass % or more, a dielectric loss tangent of less than 0.0010 at 10 GHz, and a tensile strength of 1.0 N/25 mm or more per cloth weight (g/m.sup.2). This provides an annealed quartz glass cloth that has a low dielectric loss tangent and that is also excellent in tensile strength; and a method for manufacturing an annealed quartz glass cloth by which strength recovers after a high-temperature heat treatment.

A method of manufacturing a fabric structure for use in manufacturing a composite aircraft blade. The method comprises: combining yarns including both reinforcing material filaments and a matrix material with yarns of reinforcing material filaments and/or yarns including at least one filament of matrix material; or by combining yarns of reinforcing material filaments with yarns including at least one filament of matrix material; or by combining yarns each comprising both reinforcing material filaments and matrix material. Combining may comprise weaving, knitting or braiding. The matrix material may be a thermoplastic.

A method of manufacturing a fabric structure for use in manufacturing a composite aircraft blade. The method comprises: combining yarns including both reinforcing material filaments and a matrix material with yarns of reinforcing material filaments and/or yarns including at least one filament of matrix material; or by combining yarns of reinforcing material filaments with yarns including at least one filament of matrix material; or by combining yarns each comprising both reinforcing material filaments and matrix material. Combining may comprise weaving, knitting or braiding. The matrix material may be a thermoplastic.

A body panel for repairing damaged vehicle bodies including a layer assembly. The body panel makes use of a fibrous sheet that includes fiber glass, carbon fiber, or Kevlar that would be easily painted and installed to replace damaged vehicle bodies. The body panel makes great usage for repairing damaged body panels as it is strong and durable as it does not dent, it is lightweight, it is inexpensive, and it importantly does not rust.

The glass roving cloth includes glass rovings each composed of glass filaments, each having a filament diameter Dt of 9.5 to 30.0 μm, bundled in a number bundled Ft of 400 to 8000 as a warp yarn and glass rovings each composed of glass filaments, each having a filament diameter Dy of 9.5 to 30.0 μm, bundled in a number bundled Fy of 400 to 8000 as weft yarns, wherein the weaving density of the warp yarns and weft yarn is 2.0 to 14.0 yarns/25 mm, the average yarn width of the warp yarn and the weft yarn are each 500 to 8000 μm, the widening rate of the warp yarn and the weft yarn are each 3.0 to 30.0%, the glass occupancy in the warp yarn direction is 90.0 to 106.0%, and the glass occupancy in the weft yarn direction is 75.0 to 99.0%.