I wanted carbon fiber, but they sold me on fiberglass instead
EXEL COMPOSITES BLOGIt’s not uncommon for a customer to ask or specify carbon fiber for a project. Many times, fiberglass is actually a better choice. We see a preconceived idea that just because fiberglass has been around for a long time that it may not be the best solution for today, that the newer carbon fiber must be better. Kim Sjödahl from Exel Composites talks about why fiberglass is still a high-performance choice. The first successful use of what we would call a fiberglass composite was during World War 2, and the fiberglass as we know it today was developed in the 1930’s. So,