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Glass Fiber Composite Thin Section

Glass Fiber Composite Thin Section

This is a glass fiber satin weave fabric composite as can be seen by the number of fiber bundles oriented normal to this section. The magnitude and orientation of curing stresses are evident by the yellow and blue patterns using this type of illumination.

Transmited Crossed Polarized Light with Red Plate Compensator

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