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Treated wollastonites.


Vansil W-40, W-50, WG, HR 325 and Vancote treated wollastonites are available from the company. New grades of untreated and treated wollastonite wol·las·ton·ite  
n.
A white to gray mineral, essentially CaSiO3, found in metamorphic rocks and used in ceramics, paints, plastics, and cements.



[After William Hyde Wollaston.
 for engineering plastics are offered. These functional fillers are said to offer such benefits to compounds as improved strength, improved heat distortion temperature, reduced mold shrinkage, excellent reinforcement and cost performance with chopped and milled glass, and improved dimensional stability dimensional stability,
n See stability, dimensional.
, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the company. In polypropylene, Vansil HR-325 is said to provide better impact strength and substantially greater stiffness at a lower loading. Impact strength is further improved by the alkylsilane wetting agent wet·ting agent
n.
A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, causing the liquid to spread across or penetrate more easily the surface of a solid.

Noun 1.
 in Vancote HR-325HS, according to the manufacturer. (R.T. Vanderbilt, 30 Winfield St., P.O. Box 5150, Norwalk, CT, 06856-5150)

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Title Annotation:Materials
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Sep 22, 2003
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