Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Manufactured By
- Pigment Type
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Product Application
- Decorative Paints
- Industrial Coatings
- Plasters, Renders and Joint Fillers
- Adhesives and Sealants
- Rigid PVC applications
- Flexible PVC applications
- Masterbatch and compound
- Rubber and Elastomers
Properties
- Color (Properties)
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Very fine ground calcium carbonate
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Oil Absorption 12.5 g/100g Omya GLS 003 Loose Bulk Density 0.61 g/ml Omya GLS 001 Specific Gravity 2.71 - - Specific Surface Area 3.17 m²/g Omya GLS 067 Tapped Bulk Density 1.07 g/ml Omya GLS 002 Top Cut (d98%) 10 μm Omya GLS 010² Median Particle Size (d50%) 3 μm Omya GLS 010' Fineness Residue (on a 40 mesh sieve) 0 ppm Omya GLS 021 Fineness Residue (on a 200 mesh sieve) 0 ppm Omya GLS 021 Fineness Residue (on a 325 mesh sieve) 30 ppm Omya GLS 021 - Optical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Moisture Content 0.1 % ex works (Omya GLS 006) Brightness Ry 94 % Omya GLS 035 - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Melting point Decomposes below the melting point - - Explosive Properties Not Explosive - - Decomposition Temperature min. 600 °C - Solubility in Water (at 20°C, 1013 hPa) 0.014 g/l - Density (at 20°C, 1013 hPa) 2.3 - 2.8 g/cc DIN-ISO 787/10 Burning Number 1 - - Flammability (Solid, Gas) The product is not flammable - - Flash Point Does not flash - - Boiling Point Decomposes below the boiling point - - Melting Point (at 1013 hPa, Decomposes below the melting point) min. 800 °C - pH Value (at 20°C, 100 g/l Concentration) 8.5 - 9.5 - DIN-ISO 787/9 Odor Threshold Not relevant - - Odor Characteristic - - Appearance White powder - - - Chemical Analysis
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Magnesium Carbonate Content 2 % - Calcium Carbonate Content 96 % - - Note
¹-Malvern Mastersizer.
²-Sedigraph
Regulatory & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
- Bulk
- Big Bags