From the depths of the sea to the edge of space, 3M™ Glass Bubbles, featuring its versatile hollow glass microspheres, are transforming industries worldwide.
Imagine lighter-weight vehicles that can travel farther on less fuel. More efficient ways to drill for oil and insulate deep sea pipelines. Paint that helps keep homes cooler on hot, sunny days. In all these ways and more, 3M™ Glass Bubbles are helping a wide range of industrial sectors solve their design challenges and reach new levels of performance and productivity.
3M™ Glass Bubbles are high-strength, low-density hollow glass microspheres made from soda-lime borosilicate glass. They are nonporous, chemically stable and provide excellent water and oil resistance. Strong enough to survive processing, they can be incorporated into a wide range of polymers for density reduction. And the benefits of 3M™ Glass Bubbles go far beyond lightweighting: the inherent properties of these glass microspheres provide a number of unique performance and processing advantages.
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3M™ Glass Bubbles iM16K for Reinforced Thermoplastics (PDF, 794 KB)
Glass Bubble Survival During Twin Screw Compounding (PDF, 945 KB)
Innovative High Strength Glass Microspheres for Extruded and Injection Molded Plastics (PDF, 363 KB)
“Plug-N-Play” Weight Reduction Solution by Hollow Glass Microspheres (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Benefits & Processing Behavior of Glass Bubbles in Polymer Wood (PDF, 923 KB)
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3M™ Glass Bubbles HGS18000
3M Stock
B40064620
Alternative ID
HGS18000
3M™ Glass Bubbles HGS19K46, 798 Bulk Bag
3M Stock
B40064642
Alternative ID
HGS19K46
3M™ Glass Bubbles HGS5000, 4 ft bag (700 lb, 317 kg)
3M Stock
B40064631
Alternative ID
HGS5000
3M™ Glass Bubbles S28HS, 1 gal, Sample
3M Stock
WF600914916
Alternative ID
S28HS
3M™ Glass Bubbles G18/500, Small box (40 lb)
3M Stock
B40064645
Alternative ID
G18/500
3M™ Glass Bubble S32HS
3M Stock
B5005035032
