S-2 Glass® products are the ultimate in high strength glass fiber that provides the highest level of performance available in all glass fibers. Produced with a higher level of silica than standard glass fiber products, S-2 glass® fibers offer the ultimate physical properties including high tensiles and compressive strength, high temperature resistance, and improved impact resistance.
Yarns
Yarns are defined as a continuous strand of filaments coated with an engineered chemical coating or size twisted together and used in weaving, knitting, braiding, plying and many other forms of fabric. AGY produces a full spectrum of yarns designed to meet your most demanding performance, processing and cost requirements by varying any one or all of the following fundamental components of the yarn:
glass chemistry
coating or binder chemistry
diameter and number of the individual filaments in the bundle
level and direction of the twist
Rovings
Rovings are a continuous strand of filaments gathered without any twist forming a bundle or tow and treated with an engineered chemical coating or size. AGY produces a full spectrum of rovings designed to meet your most demanding performance, processing and cost requirements by varying any one or all of the following fundamental components of the roving