Glass-coated microwires for composites

Abstract

In this paper, solutions for two problems are proposed. One of the problems is associated with increasing the strength of objects, for instance, the strength of windows in industrial buildings and dwelling houses. The other problem is related to electromagnetic shielding. Both of these problems are related to the protection form terrorist acts, since terrorists make use of concentrated electromagnetic pulses to destroy computers or other electronic equipment. The proposed solutions are based upon the manufacturing of glass windows reinforced with cast glass-coated amorphous micro- and nanowires (CGCAMNWs) having a special composition and structure, which increases their tensile strength against mechanical destruction, on the one hand, and imparts them with shielding properties against electromagnetic radiation, on the other hand. The CGCAMNW materials are of interest from both theoretical and practical points of view.