Fiberglass

Fiberglass
High in fiber, high in glass, everything the body needs
Properties
Type	Glass Fiber polymer
Made With/By	Artificial
Difficulty of Production	Medium
Exists in Reality	Yes

Fiberglass (fibreglass in Commonwealth English) is a synthetic silicate glass fiber (hence the name) polymer, used to make insulation, similar to asbestos, (of which it also bears a visual resemblance) and can be used as a construction material.

Production

It can be obtained by acidifying sand in the ore acidizer:

 Ore Acidizer

500mB

It can also be obtained by using a mining laser on sand with a crystallizing upgrade.

Uses

• Low-Density elements, used in the Soyuz-FG and its orbital module.

Arc Welder

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•  Breeding reactor core which is used in both the breeding reactor and the radiation-powered engine.

•  Insulators. Its insulation crafting recipe is the same as it is for  polymer (two next to each other horizontally).
  • It is twice as effective as polymer-based ( Teflon,  bakelite,  rubber) insulation, 16 instead of 8, the same as  asbestos.

• It can also be used for making  silicon in the  electric arc furnace.

Trivia

• It has a block form, but considering that fiberglass has few uses on its own and that it is somewhat cheap, you might as well just turn it into insulators immediately.
• It is often also used as a durable construction material in certain applications as well.
• Fiberglass bars have been in the game for a while, only recently have they been given use or crafting recipe.
• Its tooltip reads: "High in fiber, high in glass, everything the body needs".
  • Whether this is a reference or just a witty joke is unconfirmed, but it's similar to a quote from The Matrix.

External Links

• Fiberglass at Wikipedia.