Hollow glass microspheres with a high strength to density ratio. Lightweight but with a strength for processing survival. Potential enhancements include high filler loading, reduced warpage/shrinkage, sandability and more.

3M glass bubbles offer a variety of benefits to light weight, high-build elastomeric roof coatings, anti-condensation coatings. With their low density and high strength makes them ideal polymer additives for automotive, truck and aerospace components.

Features

• Spherical shape
• Average particle sizes range from 17 to 65 microns, and s.g. 0.6 to 0.12.
• Made from specially formulated glass.

Advantages

• Low resin demand
• Low thermal conductivity
• High strength to weight ratio
• Chemically stable glass.

Benefits

• Lower viscosity
• Improved flow
• Weight reduction
• Survives processing
• Easy to disperse
• Can increase insulative properties.

Typical Applications

• Paints & Coatings
• Injection Moulded & Extruded Polymers
• Building Chemicals
• Cast Urethane
• Potting Compounds
• Spray-up/Lay-up.

Document Downloads

3M™ Microspheres Selection Guide (pdf, 339kb)

Glass Bubbles K and S Series Product Information (pdf, 113kb)

3M™ Glass Microspheres Floated Product Series Product Information (pdf, 36kb)

3M™ Glass Bubbles - Cryogenic Applications Brochure (pdf, 493kb)

Microsphere Application Guide (pdf, 863kb)

Glass Bubbles for Resin Systems Information (pdf, 1099kb)

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