Silicate Powders & Sodium Metasilicates Specifications

Silicate Powders - Products and Specifications

PQ Corporation manufactures a wide range of powdered sodium and potassium silicate products for multiple applications. Below are a list of some of these products and their typical properties. The properties shown here are typical values, not manufacturing specs. If you have any questions about these properties or would like information on a product not listed here please contact our Technical Service group.

Silicate Powders

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SS�20 Pwd	SS�65 Pwd	SS�C200 Pwd
Britesil�C20	Britesil�C24	Britesil�H20
Britesil�H24

METSO� Sodium Metasilicate

Metso Pentabead�20

Metso Beads�2048

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Product Name	G�	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	3.22	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	19.2
%SiO₂	61.8
%H₂O	18.5
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	44
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	0.70
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	89% thru 100 mesh

Product Name	GD�	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.00	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	27.0
%SiO₂	54.0
%H₂O	18.0
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	46
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	0.73
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	80% thru 100 mesh

Product Name	GA�	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.40	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	23.8
%SiO₂	57.2
%H₂O	17.5
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	38
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	0.61
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	89% thru 100 mesh

Product Name	SS�20 Pwd	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	3.22	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	23.3
%SiO₂	75.0
%H₂O	0
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	65
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	1.04
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	thru 20 mesh

Product Name	SS�65 Pwd	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	3.22	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	23.1
%SiO₂	74.4
%H₂O	0
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	54
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	.86
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	thru 65 mesh

Product Name	SS�C200 Pwd	MSDS
Wt. Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.00	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	32.7
%SiO₂	65.4
%H₂O	0
Density @ 68�F(20�C) lb/ft³	46
Density @ 68�F(20�C) g/cm³	.73
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	thru 65 mesh

Product Name	Metso Pentabead�20	MSDS
Mole Ratio Na₂O/SiO₂	1:1	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	29.3
%SiO₂	28.4
%H₂O	41.6
Approx Density lb/ft³	55.0
Approx Density g/cm³	.88
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	Between 20 and 48 Mesh

Product Name	Metso Beads�2048	MSDS
Wt Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	1:1	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	51.0
%SiO₂	47.0
%H₂O	0
Approx Density lb/ft³	68.0
Approx Density g/cm³	1.09
Particle Size Characteristics (Tyler Screen)	Between 20 and 65 Mesh

Product Name	Britesil�C20	MSDS
Wt Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.0	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	27.0
%SiO₂	54.0
%H₂O	17.5
Approx Density lb/ft³	30.0
Approx Density g/cm³	0.48
Particle Size(Tyler Screen)	95% thru 40 mesh

Product Name	Britesil�C24	MSDS
Wt Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.40	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	23.8
%SiO₂	57.2
%H₂O	17.5
Approx Density lb/ft³	38.0
Approx Density g/cm³	0.61
Particle Size(Tyler Screen)	99% thru 10 mesh

Product Name	Britesil�H20	MSDS
Wt Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.0	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	27.0
%SiO₂	54.0
%H₂O	17.5
Approx Density lb/ft³	50.0
Approx Density g/cm³	0.80
Particle Size(Tyler Screen)	94% thru 10, held on 100 mesh

Product Name	Britesil�H24	MSDS
Wt Ratio SiO₂/Na₂O	2.4	ANSI	Top of Page
%Na₂O	23.8
%SiO₂	57.2
%H₂O	17.5
Approx Density lb/ft³	52.0
Approx Density g/cm³	0.83
Particle Size(Tyler Screen)	96% thru 10, held on 100 mesh