Hollow glass microspheres are highstrength, lowdensity additives made from water resistant and chemicallystable sodalimeborosilicate glass. S38hs 3m scotchlite are engineered hollow glass microspheres, also known as microballoons that are inert fillers typically incorporated to a binder system such as an epoxy resin to lower its density and improve buoyancy, process sanding, dimensional stability and reduce shrinkage. Surface modification of hollow glass microspheres article pdf available in materials sciences and applications 0312. Temperatures over the relevant melting points are required to achieve a ceramic melting. Hollow glass spheres hgsis a kind of hollow spherical powdered ultralight inorganic. The product, made mainly from borosilicate, is a hollow. Expancel microspheres is a lightweight filler and a. Hollow glass microspheres for plastics, elastomers, and adhesives compounds brings together, for the first time, all of the practical and theoretical aspects of glass bubble manufacturing, including its.
Hansen savannah river national laboratory, aiken, sc 29808 this work was sponsored by. Enhanced capture and release of circulating tumor cells using hollow glass microspheres with a nanostructured surface. Preparation and characterization of hollow glass microspheres. Hollow glass microspheres 3m glass bubbles im30 k with an average diameter of 18. Tds for cenosphere and hollow glass microspheres high. Pdf mixing and dispersion of hollow glass microsphere products. Therefore, hollow glass microspheres are normally used as reinforcing materials in a polymer matrix to produce lightweight composites with high. Crush strength analysis of hollow glass microspheres.
They find applications in many demanding industries such as paints. Us5176732a method for making low sodium hollow glass. Glass microspheres look like small ball bearing powdery white material considered as alternatives to conventional fillers. Novel applications of hollow glass microspheres lehigh university.
Hollow glass microspheres masterbatch in p9900h1165b both with silane treated and untreated 30 wt% hgm both silane treated and untreated filled p9900h1165b 0. Thin gas inside the hollow glass microspheres with compact arrangement, makes low thermal conductivity, so that paint coating has a very good effect on heat insulation. Heattreated castings of quartz glass microspheres approach the theoretical youngs modulus from below. Hollow glass microspheres hgms were developed by 3m. Hollow glass microspheres are currently commercially available in sizes of up to 0.
S38hs 3m scotchlite are engineered hollow glass microspheres, also known as microballoons that are inert fillers typically incorporated to a binder system such as an epoxy resin to lower its density and. Selfcrosslinking acrylicbased emulsion acrysol rm8w and. Hollow glass microspheres tigm are finely dispersed, freeflowing powders consisting of thinwalled 0. The product is 40% stronger than 3ms previous leading high strength glass microspheres and, at 17 microns, is approximately half their size. Hollow ceramic microspheres hollow ceramic microspheres are extremely resistant hollow spheres, which are formed under the exposure of extreme heat. Box 80000, 5600 ja eindhoven, the netherands composites consisting of bonded hollow glass m icrospheres. Both hollow thermoplastic microspheres and hollow glass microspheres astm d2370, which covers the determina. Producing hollow glass microspheres for inertial fusion targets for further infonnation contact robeli l.
Methods for producing hollow glass microspheres fabienne c. Influence of hollow glass microspheres on the mechanical and physical properties and cost of particle reinforced polymer composites. Glass bubbles low density hollow glass microspheres as fillers have been incorporated into thermoset polymers for decades. Journal of polymers hindawi publishing corporation. Pdf surface modification of hollow glass microspheres.
Hollow glass microspheres in thermoplastics request pdf. Hollow glass microspheres hollow glass microspheres k15. Safety data sheet microspheres, spherical particles. The method comprises a forming an aqueous glass precursor solution or slurry. Proper mixing of hollow microspheres hollow microspheres hollow glass microspheres, also called microballoons and glass bubbles, are lightweight engineered fillers used to impart a variety of desired. Pdf influence of hollow glass microspheres on the mechanical. Pdf surface modification of hollow glass microspheres semantic. Cenosphere, glass microsphere tds cenosphere and glass microsphere spheretek products are classified mainly based on density and particle size. They are nonporous, chemically stable and provide excellent water and oil. Woerner 4225354 or victor draper 4223819, defense programs a vital component of the.
Low sodium hollow glass microspheres containing less than about 3 wt. Weight reduction solution by hollow glass microspheres stronger. Hollow glass microspheres are made from blown spheres of soda lime borosilicate. Due to its light weight, attention should be specially paid when adding. Surface modified hollow glass microspheres for use in rotational molding. Less weight more muscle 3m performance additive im30k is the worlds first hollow glass microsphere capable of withstanding injection molding and extrusion pressures of 30,000 psi. Hollow glass microspheres are a ultralightweight, inorganic, nonmetallic, hollow alternative to conventional fillers and additives. Glass microspheres, polymer microspheres, metal microspheres, and ceramic microspheres are commercially available. Glass microspheres are microscopic spheres of glass manufactured for a wide variety of uses in research, medicine, consumer goods and various industries. Hollow glass microspheres in thermoplastics sciencedirect. We recommend adding the beads by step, that is, the addition quantity is 1 2 of the.
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Pdf hollow glass microspheres have helped to revolutionize the area of polymer fillers with an extensive variety of glass microsphere. Composites consisting of bonded hollow glass microspheres are promising for constructions in which materials are needed that combine a high youngs modulus with a low density. Ep1160212a1 hollow glass microspheres and method for. Composites with surface modified hollow glass microspheres for.
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