Fiberglass Storage Tank

Fiberglass Storage Tank Features:

(1) Lightweight and high-strength

The relative density is between 1.5 to 2.0, only 1/4 to 1/5 of carbon steel, yet the tensile strength is close to, and even exceeds, carbon steel, with a specific strength comparable to alloy steel. Therefore, it is effective in applications such as aviation, spacecraft, high-pressure vessels, and other products requiring weight reduction. Some epoxy FRP can achieve tensile, bending, and compressive strengths of over 400 MPa.

(2) Excellent corrosion resistance

FRP is an excellent corrosion-resistant material, offering resistance to atmospheric conditions, water, and general concentrations of acids, alkalis, salts, as well as various oils and solvents. It has been applied in all aspects of chemical corrosion prevention and is replacing carbon steel, stainless steel, wood, non-ferrous metals, and other materials.

(3) Excellent electrical properties

It is an excellent insulating material, used for producing insulators. It maintains good dielectric properties even under high-frequency conditions. It has good microwave permeability and is widely used in radar antenna covers.

(4) Excellent thermal properties

FRP has a low thermal conductivity of 1.25~1.67 kJ/(m·h·K) at room temperature, which is only 1/100~1/1000 of that of metal, making it an excellent insulating material. Under instantaneous ultra-high temperatures, it serves as an ideal thermal protection and ablation-resistant material, capable of protecting spacecraft from the erosion of high-speed气流 at temperatures above 2000°C.

(5) Good designability

① Various structural products can be flexibly designed to meet requirements, ensuring excellent overall integrity.

② Materials can be fully selected to meet product performance requirements, such as: corrosion-resistant, capable of withstanding instantaneous high temperatures, exceptionally high strength in a specific direction, good dielectric properties, and so on.

(6) Excellent workmanship

① We can flexibly select the molding process based on the product's shape, technical requirements, application, and quantity.

②Simple process, capable of one-time molding, with outstanding economic benefits, especially for products with complex shapes, difficult to mold, and low quantities, its process superiority is even more pronounced.

Due to the high design flexibility and excellent structural performance of glass-fiber reinforced plastic storage tanks, the physical and chemical properties of these tanks can be modified by altering the resin system or reinforcing materials to meet the needs of different media and working conditions. By adjusting the thickness of structural layers, winding angles, and wall thickness structures, the load-bearing capacity of the tanks can be tailored to create glass-fiber reinforced plastic tanks and non-standard devices with various pressure ratings or specific performance characteristics, which are unparalleled by isotropic metal materials.

Application Scope

1. Glass fiber storage tanks are used in various industries including black metallurgy, non-ferrous metallurgy, power, petrochemicals, chemicals, machinery and electrical industries, textile industry, automotive and motorcycle manufacturing, rail industry, shipbuilding, construction, light industry, food industry, electronics, telecommunications, culture, sports, entertainment, agriculture, commerce, as well as military and civilian applications.