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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Agrochemical Functions
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applicable Processes
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Applications
- Grade TC-100 is used in joint compound formulas to improve resistance to cracking, smoothing and sandability. Grade TC-100 also is used as a filler in modified asphalt roofing to improve weathering and UV resistance.
- Grade TC-100 is also used as a dusting agent for rubber and rolled asphalt, an agricultural chemical carrier and for refractory gunning compounds.
- Grade TC-100 could also be used in plastics as a cost-effective reinforcing agent to improve stiffness, HDT and dimensional stability.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Particle Size (Retained on 100 Mesh) Trace % - Particle Size (Passing through 325 Mesh) 88.0 % - Oil Absorption 29.0 g/100g - pH (10% slurry) 9.5 - - Specific Gravity 2.8 - - Moisture Content max. 0.5 wt% - Loose Bulk Density 35.0 lbs/ft³ - - Particle Size Distribution
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Median Diameter 16.4 microns Sedigraph - Mineral Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Talc Content 50 - 60 % X-Ray Diffraction Carbonates Content 40 - 50 % X-Ray Diffraction Chlorite Content 1 - 4 % X-Ray Diffraction