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  • iie [they/them, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I've never heard of plastic rebar, that's super interesting. i googled it and got "fiber-reinforced plastic," is that what you're talking about?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre-reinforced_plastic

    Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP; also called fibre-reinforced polymer, or in American English fiber) is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. The fibres are usually glass (in fibreglass), carbon (in carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer), aramid, or basalt. Rarely, other fibres such as paper, wood, boron, or asbestos have been used. The polymer is usually an epoxy, vinyl ester, or polyester thermosetting plastic, though phenol formaldehyde resins are still in use.

    FRPs are commonly used in the aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction industries. They are commonly found in ballistic armour and cylinders for self-contained breathing apparatuses.

    • xXthrowawayXx [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah all that glass filled polymer and carbon fiber is just those compounds held together with some kind of plastic.

      Basalt rebar is the same idea as well.

      Tbh a better use for oil than burning the stuff.