Magnesium metal with carbon black

Examples of inert or extender fillers include china clay (kaolin), talc, and calcium carbonate. Calcinm carbonate is an important filler, with a particle size of about 1 pm. It is a natural product from sedimentary rocks and is separated into chalk, limestone, and marble. In some cases, the calcium carbonate may be treated to improve interaction with the thermoplastic. Glass spheres are also used as thermoplastic fillers. They may be either solid or hollow, depending on the particular application. Talc is a filler with a lamellar particle shape. It is a namral, hydrated magnesium silicate with good slip properties. Kaolin and mica are also natural materials with lamellar structures. Other fillers include woUastonite, silica, barium sulfate, and metal powders. Carbon black is used as a filler primarily in the rnbber industry, but it also finds application in thermoplastics for conductivity, for UV protection, and as a pigment. Fillers in fiber form are often used in thermoplastics. Types of fibers inclnde cotton, wood flour, fiberglass, and carbon. Table 1.3 shows the fillers and their forms. An overview of some typical fillers and their effect on properties is shown in Table 1.4. Considerable research interest exists for the incorporation of nanoscale fillers into polymers. This aspect will be discussed in later chapters. 

TiO is formed by reduction of Ti02 with carbon or a metal like zinc or magnesium 2 Ti02 + Mg = MgTiOj + TiO. This reaction shows that Ti02 is more difficult to reduce than Si02. Ti(OH)2 is a black precipitate formed when an alkali is added to a solution of TiCl2. 

BLACK OXIDE of IRON (1309-37-1) Violent reactions with powdered aluminum (thermite reaction), hydrogen peroxide, calcium disilicide (thermite reaction), ethylene oxide (may cause explosive polymerization), calcium hypochlorite, hydrazine, hydrogen trisulfide, powdered magnesium. Incompatible with powdered calcium carbide, carbon monoxide, chlorides, guanidinium perchlorate, metal acetylides. Contact with the explosive hydrazinium diperchlorate or ammonium perchlorate can be made more heat-, shock-, or friction-sensitive. Incompatible with aluminum-magnesium-zinc alloys. 

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