Re: G10

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: G10
From: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:59:30 -0700
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Hi Brian,
              tufnol is a pretty good equivalent - it is an epoxy laminate
and has similar electrical and mechanical properties.

Tip: Wear very old clothes when machining tufnol, phenolic etc. the dust is
very fine and the smell it leaves isn't too pleasant.

Regards
Nick Field


> Original Poster: "Brian H Le Page" <b.h.le-page-at-surrey.ac.uk>
>
> Hi all
>
> I have been trying to find out what the English equivalent name for G10
is.
> Nobody in the composites group here has heard of it.  Could someone please
> post a description and specification.  All I have gathered so far is that
it
> is a phenolic composite.  Can anyone confirm/deny this?  What is the
> reinforcement? What are it's mechanical properties?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dr B
>
> Dr Brian H Le Page
> Composites Research Group
> School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
> University of Surrey
> Guildford
> GU2 5XH
> Tel +44 (0)1483 300800 ext 2439
>
>
>