Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Blend
- No
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Function
- Filler
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Product Code
- MITM00087
- Single Ingredient
- Yes
- Synonyms
- Glass, oxide, chemicals, Oxide glass chemicals, Glass Fiber
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
Applications & Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Markets
- Applications
Properties
- Physical Form
- pH Information
- The pH effect will be determined by the alkalinity
- When 3M glass bubbles are mixed with deionized water at 5% volume loading, the resulting pH of the slurry is typically 9.1 to 9.9, as measured by a pH meter.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Product Packaging
- Small Box (10 Cubic ft.)
- A single corrugated box with a plastic liner. All boxes are banded together and to the wooden pallet. 4 boxes per pallet.
- Each box inside diameter is 22 in. × 19 in. × 39 in. Pallet size is 42 in. × 48 in.
- Large Box (50 Cubic ft.)
- A single corrugated box with a plastic liner. Top enclosed with interlocking double cover banded. Bottom is normal box closure, entire box banded to wooden pallet.
- Each box inside diameter is 48 in. × 42 in. × 44 in. Overall load size is 483/4 in. × 423/4 in. × 50 in. including pallet. Pallet size is 42 in. × 48 in.
Storage & Handling
- Storage Conditions
- To help ensure ease of storage and handling while maintaining free flowing properties, 3M™ Glass Bubbles S60HS have been made from a chemically stable glass and are packaged in a heavy-duty polyethylene bag within a cardboard container.
- Minimum storage conditions should be unopened cartons in an unheated warehouse.
- Under high humidity conditions with an ambient temperature cycling over a wide range, moisture can be drawn into the bag as the temperature drops and the air contracts. The result may be moisture condensation within the bag. Extended exposure to these conditions may result in “caking” of the 3M glass bubbles to various degrees. To minimize the potential for “caking” and prolong the storage life, the following suggestions are made:
- Carefully re-tie open bags after use.
- If the polyethylene bag is punctured during shipping or handling, use this bag as soon as possible, patch the hole, or insert the contents into an undamaged bag.
- During humid summer months, store in the driest, coolest space available.
- If good storage conditions are unavailable, carry a minimum inventory, and process on a first in/first out basis.
- Dusting problems that may occur while handling and processing can be minimized by the following procedures:
- For eye protection wear chemical safety goggles. For respiratory system protection wear an appropriate NIOSH/ MSHA approved respirator.
- Use appropriate ventilation in the work area.
- Pneumatic conveyor systems have been used successfully to transport 3M glass bubbles without dusting from shipping containers to batch mixing equipment. Static eliminators should be used to help prevent static charges.
- 3M glass bubble breakage may occur if the product is improperly processed. To minimize breakage, avoid high shear processes such as high speed Cowles Dissolvers, point contact shear such as gear pumps or 3-roll mills, and processing pressures above the strength test pressure for each product.
Other
- Alkalinity
- max. 0.5 meq/g
- Color (SDS)
- White
- Density
- 0.57-0.63 g/cm³
- Density (SDS)
- 0.1-0.6 g/cm³
- Dielectric Constant
- 1.2-2.0
- Group Principal Number
- S002409
- Isostatic Crush Strength
- 18000.0 psi
- Item Number
- Odor (SDS)
- Odorless
- Oil Absorption
- 0.2-0.6 g/100cm³
- Particle Size
- 48.0 µm
- Particle Size
- 12.0 µm
- Particle Size
- 29.0 µm
- Principal
- Softening Point (SDS)
- min. 600.0 °C
- Specific Gravity (SDS)
- 0.1-0.6
- Thermal Conductivity
- 0.2 W/m·K
- Volatile Content
- max. 0.5 %(W/W)
- Volatile Content (SDS)
- max. 0.5 %(W/W)
- Thermal Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Thermal Conductivity 0.2 W/m·K W/m·K at 21°C - Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Alkalinity max. 0.5 meq/g meq/g - Electrical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Dielectric Constant 1.2-2.0 - at 100 MHz, based on theoretical calculations - Mechanical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Isostatic Crush Strength 18000.0 psi psi Isostatic Crush Strength, 90% Minimum Fractional Survival, 90% Target Fractional Survival - Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density 0.57-0.63 g/cm³ g/cm³ Oil Absorption 0.2-0.6 g/100cm³ g/100cm³ ASTM D281 Particle Size 48.0 µm µm Internal Method 90% vol. Particle Size 12.0 µm µm Internal Method by volume, 10% distribution Particle Size 29.0 µm µm Internal Method D50, by volume - Material Composition
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Volatile Content max. 0.5 %(W/W) %(W/W) - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density (SDS) 0.1-0.6 g/cm³ g/cm³ Softening Point (SDS) min. 600.0 °C °C Specific Gravity (SDS) 0.1-0.6 - Volatile Content (SDS) max. 0.5 %(W/W) %(W/W)