Glass beads are high quality glass micro balls made of selected raw glass material.
Applications:
Glass beads are used for weighted blankets production or decoration purpose.
Advantages:
· Glass beads are chemically inert and environmentally friendly.
· Available in a wide range of sizes.
Physical properties:
Hardness: 6 – 7 Moh scale
Specific density: about 2.5g/cm3
Bulk density: 1,6 kg/dm³
Free silica: None
Shape: round
Storage conditions: dry and covered
Packing: 25 kg bags, 1 ton per pallet
Chemical composition:
SiO2: 72,5 %
Al2O3: 0,5 – 2 %
K2O: 0,88 %
Na2O: 13,78 %
CaO: 7,02 %
Fe2O3: 0,18 %
MgO: 4 %
MnO: 3 %
Sizes:
1000 – 1500 µm
2000 – 3000 µm