3M™ Glass Bubbles K15HSN
- 3M Product Number K15HSN
- 3M ID B5005643001
3M Glass Bubbles K15HSN offer solutions for buoyancy, construction, paints and coatings.
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- Help maximize positive buoyancy (lift) - achieve some of the lowest density buoyancy syntactic foams for optimal performance
- In design and construction, help enhance thermal management and improve application performance
- Help reduce resin demand and minimize raw material usage
- In exterior coatings, help provide high solar reflectance, good thermal insulation and surface protection
- Help improve energy efficiency of exterior coatings, potentially leading to lower cooling costs
- Help minimize cracking, sagging and shrinkage in adhesives, sealants and repair fillers
- In interior and exterior coatings, they provide opportunities for higher solids and lower VOC levels
3M Glass Bubbles K15HSN are high-strength, low-density additives engineered to help improve survivability in low density applications. Featuring a density of 0.15 g/cc and a strength of 600 psi, these hollow glass microspheres are made from water-resistant, chemically stable soda-lime borosilicate glass. They help reduce density, enhance thermal insulation and contribute to energy efficiency. These versatile hollow glass microspheres are used in a wide range of applications, including construction, paints and coatings, and oil and gas industries.
3M Glass Bubbles K Series is specially formulated for a high strength-to-weight ratio. This allows greater survivability under many demanding processing conditions, such as injection molding. They also produce stable voids, which results in low thermal conductivity and a low dielectric constant.
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Current product  3M™ Glass Bubbles K15HSN | |||
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| Appearance (Unaided Eye) | White Powder | ||
| Applications | Buoyancy Enhancing, Lightweighting, Performance Enhancing, Thermal Insulating, Viscosity Management | ||
| Brands | 3M™ | ||
| Composition | Soda-lime Borosilicate Glass | ||
| Crush Strength (Metric) | 4.13 MPa (80% Minimum Fractional Survival) | ||
| Product Usage | Aircraft Components, Architectural Coatings, Caulks, Dry Mortar Insulation Plaster, Emulsion Explosive Sensitizers, Flotation Devices, Industrial Coatings, Insulation Coatings, Lightweight Body Fillers, Lightweight Repair Compounds, Lightweight Spackle, Non-Structural Adhesives, Non-structural Composites, Polymer Wood Composites, Potting Compounds, Sealants, Structural Adhesives, Syntactic Foams, Thermoset Composites, Tooling Boards | ||
| Shape | Thin-walled Hollow Spheres | ||
| Typical Density | 0.15 g/cc | ||
| Typical Median Particle Diameter | 40 µm |
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