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What is the difference between thermosetting fiberglass sheet and thermoplastic fiberglass sheet?

Aug 11, 2026
Daniel Li
Daniel Li
Daniel is a research engineer at Haichen Composite, where he works on developing cutting-edge insulation solutions for industrial applications. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and has contributed to several patented technologies used in the company's production processes.

Key distinguishing points (essential for communicating with your SMC business clients)

 

1. Thermosetting sheet**


FR4, GPO-3, and SMC sheet all belong to this category.
✅ High temperature resistance, small size creep, excellent insulation
❌ Cannot be repaired by hot melt; There is solidification shrinkage during molding, and the anisotropic shrinkage of the felt based board (GPO3/SMC) is significant, resulting in lower dimensional accuracy compared to fiberglass cloth laminates**

 

2. Thermoplastic fiberglass sheet**
✅ Can be bent, welded, and recycled; Batch extruded sheet has good consistency in size
❌ High temperature is prone to creep and slowly deforms under long-term load; The insulation temperature resistance is generally lower than that of high-end thermosetting sheet

 

Simplified comparison table (convenient to send directly to customers)

 

Thermosetting fiberglass sheet

1. FR4/G10/G11, 3240, EPGC series (epoxy fiberglass cloth sheet)
2. GPO-3, SMC pressed sheet, DMC sheet(unsaturated polyester fiberglass felt sheet)
3. 3026 phenolic glass fiber sheet
4. Organic silicon glass fiber laminated sheet, PI glass fiber composite sheet

 

Thermoplastic fiberglass sheet

FRPP,FRPC,FR-PA66,FR-POM,FR-PBT,FR-PPS,FR-PEEK,FRPE,FRPVC

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