BYK Optigel® WM Thickener

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BYK Optigel® WM Thickener
Categories:	Ceramic; Clay
Material Notes:	Description: OPTIGEL WM is an economical smectite thickener designed for use in aqueous systems containing little or no binder. Examples would be: putty, caulk, cleaning compounds, waxes and polishes where latex emulsion is not present or present only at very low levels. Application: OPTIGEL WM is an economical thickener for low or no resin solids latex systems such as: Putties Caulks Cleaning compounds Waxes and polishes Information provided by Southern Clay Products
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	2.41 g/cc	0.0871 lb/in³
Particle Mesh Size	<= 60 Mesh	<= 60 Mesh	90%

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Shelf Life	12.0 Month	12.0 Month

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
H2O, Water	9.0 %	9.0 %

Descriptive Properties
Bulking Value	0.0497 US gallons/pound
Color/Form	Light cream free-flowing powder

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