Glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene pipes are used more and more often, and not only in construction, but also in industry. The fact is that they have a lot of advantages. First of all, you need to consider that they are safe for humans and the environment. Also, the pipes have a small weight, which does not affect their strength. And they have an affordable cost and can work much longer than metal products.
This material is practically resistant to corrosion and rust, does not rot. Fiberglass reinforced
polypropylene pipes are mounted very quickly. They have increased rigidity, so the number of supports and fasteners can be reduced, which also reduces the cost of installation of systems. A small indicator of linear expansion can reduce the number of different compensating devices or abandon them altogether.
Fiberglass reinforced polypropylene pipes are used in water supply systems, both cold and hot. Also presented products are used in sewage, heating and ventilation. In addition, they are often used in agriculture, shipbuilding, industry.
Now consider the composition of these pipes and the reinforcement process. Naturally, such products are made of several layers, which are tightly fused to each other. In this case, the wall should be monolithic. When making polypropylene pipes reinforced with fiberglass, the reinforcing shell should be welded to the synthetic base and form a homogeneous mass with it. In order to connect the presented elements in a single design, it is necessary to use fittings. At the same time, the connection must be sealed by soldering.
Fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene pipes are reinforced with a special cement-based compound. Therefore, such products have a high level of strength. For example, the elements shown are stronger than steel. But for this it is important to properly strengthen the pipes. For example, fiberglass should be between the outer and inner layers of polypropylene. Only in this case, such a disadvantage as fragility will be eliminated.
In addition, polypropylene pipes with fiberglass must be created using special technical devices. The production of such structures at home is excluded. It should be noted that polypropylene must also be added to fiberglass. Due to this, the strength of the pipes is significantly increased, and they can be used in extreme conditions.
In order for these products to turn out to be of high quality, the stability of the temperature linear expansion of the elements should be constantly monitored during manufacture. In addition, pipes of each other diameter have their own values. The fact is that these data are important for the subsequent use of products.
Polypropylene pipes reinforced with fiberglass are the stronger, the higher the percentage of reinforcing substance in the middle layer, as well as its thickness. That's all the features of the presented products.