Glass wool

Japanese: glass wool(英語表記)glasswool
Glass wool

…Made of molten glass in a filament, it is also called glass fiber. Depending on the product form, it can be divided into long fibers, short fibers, or glass wool. Long fibers are made by melting glass in a platinum crucible and continuously drawing the glass from a small hole (nozzle) at the bottom. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "glass wool" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…溶融したガラスを糸状にしたもので,グラスファイバーともいう。製品の形態により,長繊維と短繊維あるいはグラスウールglass woolとに分けられる。長繊維は白金るつぼでガラスを溶融し,底に設けた小さい孔(ノズル)からガラスを連続的に引き出したものである。…

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