Properties

Units

     #3

#4

 #5

#6

#7

 #8

Nominal Size

in
mm

     0.375
     10

0.500
13

 0.625
 16

0.750
19

0.875
22

 1.000
 25

Cross Sectional Area

in²
mm²

     0.117
     75.67

0.200
128.75

 0.330
 212.8

0.467
301.4

0.619
399.4

 0.815
 526.0

Weight

lb/ft
g/mm

     0.099
     0.148

0.171
0.254

 0.284

 0.423      

0.392
0.584

0.517
0.770

 0.681
 1.014

Glass Content

%Vol

     72.2

67.4

 74.4

72.0

64.8

 64.1

Nominal Tensile Strength

ksi
MPa

     137.79 
     950

140.69
970

 155.63
 1073

144.75
998

137.5
948

 133.43
 920

Guaranteed Des. Tensile Strength

ksi
MPa

     123.86
     854

133.29
919

 137.00
 944.6

129.43
892.37

122.61
845.34

 106.89
 737

Modulus of Elasticity

ksi
GPa

     5874
     40.5

5874
40.5

 6208
 42.8

6251
43.1

6324
43.6

 6353
 43.8

Ultimate Elongation

%

     2.41

2.43

2.45

2.30

2.13

2.16

Average Shear Strength

ksi
MPa

     50.0
     345

49.3
340

39.2
 270

42.1
290

43.5
300

35.5
 245

Nominal Bond                 Strength

          ksi     

MPa

     2.43          

     16.8

1.75
12.1

1.46

10.1

1.75     12.1

1.80

12.4

 1.61

 11.1

Transverse Therm. Expansion Coef.

10^-6/°C

     21.2

                 26.7

                  20.0

             19.8

           25.6

                     26.2

Longitudinal Therm. Expansion Coef.

10^-6/°C

     9.0 

                 12.4

               7.7

             8.6

             10.8

                        8.3