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Fiberglass, or “Glass Fiber”, is much like Kleenex, a Thermos or a Dumpster in that a trademarked name has become so familiar that people usually only think of one thing when they hear it. As a Kleenex is a tissue or a Dumpster is a trash bin, Fiberglass is the fluffy, pink insulation that lines the attics of people’s homes, right?
Actually, that’s only a part of the story. The Owens Corning company did trademark the widely used insulation product known as Fiberglas.
But, fiberglass itself has a familiar base structure and a wide variety of uses.
Fiberglass really is made of glass, similar to windows or the drinking glasses in the kitchen. The glass is heated until it is molten, then it is forced through superfine holes, creating glass filaments that are very thin – so thin they are better measured in microns.
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