What are the advantages and disadvantages of fiberglass sculpture?

Fiberglass sculpture is a new kind of handicraft sculpture, which is a finished type of sculpture. Fiberglass sculptures are usually colorful and lifelike, which are very suitable for placing in public places. At the same time, fiberglass statues is relatively light, convenient to handle, cheap and have strong plasticity. The material can make fiberglass animal sculptures, figure sculpture, fruit sculpture and other kinds of decorative sculptures, so it is very popular. However, as we all know, there is no perfect thing in the world, so there will be some defects in FRP sculptures. Then, what are the advantages and disadvantages of fiberglass sculptures? The following is introduced by Quyang Tengyun Carving:

Advantages:

1. Since fiberglass sculpture is made of FRP material, when designing, a variety of finished products can be designed according to various structures.
In order to make a complete FRP sculpture, we must first make molds. We have a professional design team and mold making team, which can be customized according to customer needs.

2. Fiberglass sculptures have strong corrosion resistance. This material is an excellent corrosion-resistant material and has a certain defense ability against the atmosphere and water. And FRP material has strong thermal instinct, is a better insulating material, safe and secure to use. At a certain high temperature, it has certain thermal protection and ablation resistance.
The thickness of our decorative fiberglass sculptures are more than 4mm, which can not only be installed for indoor decoration, but also can be used outdoors for many years. And we will make different installation bases according to different installation environments, which is convenient for customers to install.

3. The production process of resin sculpture is not complicated, it can be formed at one time, and the economic effect is obvious, especially for products with complex shapes and difficult to form, it shows its excellent technology.
Our advantage is not only that we have our own design team and model making team, but also a large number of stock for customers to choose from. The spot price of FRP sculpture is the cheapest, saving customers budget and delivery time
4. FRP can be compared with high-grade alloy steel. The tensile, bending and compressive strength of FRP can reach more than 400Mpa, which is a good corrosion-resistant material. It has been applied to all aspects of chemical anti-corrosion, and is replacing carbon steel, stainless steel, etc. Therefore, fiberglass statue is more commonly used in the decoration of flowerbeds, parks, squares and indoors.

 

Disadvantages:

1. Poor long-term temperature resistance
Generally, FRP cannot be used for a long time at high temperature. The strength of general-purpose polyester FRP decreases significantly when it is above 50 °C, and it is generally only used below 100 °C; general-purpose epoxy FRP is above 60 °C, and the strength decreases significantly. However, high temperature resistant resin can be selected, so that the long-term working temperature is possible at 200~300℃.
2. Aging phenomenon
Aging is a common defect of plastics, and FRP is no exception. It is easy to cause performance degradation under the action of ultraviolet rays, wind, sand, rain and snow, chemical media, and mechanical stress.
3. Low interlaminar shear strength
The interlaminar shear strength is borne by the resin, so it is very low. The interlayer adhesion can be improved by selecting a process and using a coupling agent. The most important thing is to avoid shearing between the layers as much as possible during product design