Glass Beads – Highways A Series is specifically used as a mixing material for paint and hot plastic used for highways, which produces excellent reflectivity at night.
Glass Beads – Highways B Series is specifically used by being mixed directly into the paint before the painting process is carried out.
Standard particle :
| Diameter > 850 micrometer | < 5 % |
| Diameter 600 – 850 micrometer | 5 – 20 % |
| Diameter 300 – 600 micrometer | 30 - 75 % |
| Diameter 180 – 300 micrometer | 10 – 30 % |
| Diameter < 180 micrometer | < 15 % |
Typical properties:
| Free Silica | None |
| Free Iron | < 1 % |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 5.5 |
| Specific gravity (g/cm3) | 2.4-2.6 |
| Index Refractive | ≥1.5 |
| Sperical beads (%) | >70 |
| Color | Crystal |
| Brown Alumunium Oxide | White Alumunium Oxide | Silicon Carbide (Black) |
| Garnet | Glass Beads | Walnut Shell |
| Green Silicon Carbide | Monocrystal (Single) Fused Alumina Product |
For further information, you can contact our Sales Engineer, or you can contact us directly or here.