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Albawhite® 10 is a white barium sulfate extender produced by Deutsche Baryt-Industrie in the Harz region of Germany. Made from natural, presorted, and classified barite concentrates, this product has a narrow particle size range with an extremely low ultra-fine particle content. It is used for matting effects in powder-coating systems and is particularly suitable for co-extrusion processes in plastics.
Property | Specification | Unit | Method |
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Medium particle size x50 | approx. 17 | µm | Cilas 920 |
x97 / top-cut | approx. 32 | µm | Cilas 920 |
Sieve residue at 45 µm | < 0.1 | % | DIN EN ISO 787-7 |
BaSO4 content | approx. 98 | % | DIN EN ISO 3262-2 |
Si content | approx. 0.3 | % | – |
Electrical conductivity | < 100 | mS/cm | DIN EN ISO 787-14 |
Brightness Ry | approx. 91 | % | DIN 53163 |
pH-value | approx. 8 | – | DIN EN ISO 787-9 |
Density | approx. 4.4 | g/ml | DBI-Method |
Powder density | approx. 2.0 | g/ml | DBI-Method |
Tamped density | approx. 2.5 | g/ml | DBI-Method |
Refractive index | 1.64 | – | Literature |
Hardness (Mohs) | 3-4 | – | Literature |