Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
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- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Key Features
- Optigel WH is produced from natural, colloidal aluminum silicate by a unique process. The high purity and consistent viscosity of Optigel WH are made possible by our selective mining and rigid process control from the crude ore to the finished product.
- Optigel WH is thixotropic in nature. It is most beneficial when it is used in combination with other rheological additives to produce the desired rheological properties in a paint system. Suitable co-thickeners include cellulosics, alkali swellables, and urethane thickeners.
- Optigel WH is a very economical thixotrope. Optigel WH is a fraction of the cost of most cellulosic thickeners. Optigel WH contributes to excellent spray atomization properties.
Applications & Uses
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- Compatible Polymers & Resins
Properties
- Physical Form
- Stable in
- Heat, Co - Solvents
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density 2.59 g/cm³ - Weight Per Gallon 21.62 Ibs - Bulk Density (Loose) 30 Ibs/ft³ - Bulk Density (Packed) 45 Ibs/ft³ - Dry Sieve Size* (% -325M) 95 % - pH Value 6 - 12 - - pH Value 9.0 - 10.5 - - Moisture Content max. 8.0 % - - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density (at 20°C, 1013 hPa) 2.6 g/cm³ - Color Off-white - - Flammability Does not ignite - - Insoluble in Water - - Odor Odorless - - pH (at 20°C, Concentration: 2% in water) 9.5 - 10.5 - DIN 19268 Physical State Powder - - Relative Density 2.6 - - - Note
* The Dry Sieve analysis does not indicate the true particle size in water. The clay particles will delaminate to sub-micron particles in water.
Regulatory & Compliance
- OEM Specifications