Australian composites company ATL Composites says that it is now a distributor for a range of hollow ceramic microspheres suitable for composites and fiber reinforced plastics.
E-SPHERES, made by Envirospheres Pty Ltd, can also improve the performance and reduce the weight of engineered materials in adhesives, automotive parts, insulation panels, components and syntactic foam, electronics, , sealants, caulks, stucco and fillers, lightweight cementitious and construction products and in insulation/high temperature resistance coatings and other materials, the company said. They have a spherical hollow structure and inert mineral composition, functional low density, high compressive strength, thermal resistance and insulation, a chemically inert and neutral pH, non-dangerous goods status, geometry and low absorption, according to ATL.
They also have a melting point above 1,700°C, reportedly the highest of any hollow ceramic microspheres in the market, while isostatic pressure tests show a more than 70% rate of particle survival at 4800 psi (33 MPa), more than 30% higher than the compressive strength of other hollow ceramic microspheres of similar density and 20 times higher than expanded glass fillers and volcanic lightweight minerals, ATL said.
This story uses material from ATL, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
