GLASS FIBERS HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IT

摘要

A glass fiber and a method of manufacturing a glass fiber for reinforcing a transparent composite matrix are disclosed. The invention is directed to a composite structure formed from glass fibre (100) and a polymer, wherein the glass fibre includes a first glass material (110) and a second glass material (120) with the second glass material forming a substantially uniform coating around the first glass material; the first glass material having a first set of properties including a first refractive index, a first Abbe number, a first transmission, a first modulus and a first coefficient of thermal expansion; the second material having a second set of properties including a second refractive index, a second Abbe number, a second transmission, a second modulus and a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the second coefficient of thermal expansion being less than the first coefficient of expansion; and the second glass material being chemically and thermally compatible with the first glass material, and the second glass material not containing elements that negatively affect the desirable properties of the first glass material.