1. Aluminum Hydroxide
ATH is the leading flame retardant used worldwide for plastics and rubber materials, functioning as a filler and offering non-toxic, smoke suppressant properties.
2. Technical Specification
| Product Name | Aluminum Hydroxide | |||||||||
| Synonym | Alumina Trihydrate / ATH | |||||||||
| Subject | A-1 | AH-3 | AH-5 | AH-8 | A-8 | A-8L | AH-10H | A-10 | A-15 | AH-25 |
| AL(OH)3 % | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 | ≥99.5 |
| SiO2 % | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
| Fe2O3 % | ≤0.02 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 |
| Na2O % | ≤0.35 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 | ≤0.40 |
| L.O.I % | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 | 34.5±0.5 |
| Moisture % | ≤0.30 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.30 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.35 | ≤0.35 |
| Particle Size D50 (μm) | 1 ~ 2 | 3 ~ 4 | 4.5 ~ 6.5 | 7 ~ 9 | 8 ~ 10 | 6 ~ 9 | 9~ 12 | 10 ~ 13 | 13 ~ 16 | 22~ 28 |
| Whiteness % | ≥96 | ≥96 | ≥96 | ≥95 | 92-94 | 91-93 | ≥95 | 90~92 | ≥89 | ≥92 |
| Oil Absorption (Castor Oil) ml/100g | ≤45 | ≤45 | ≤40 | ≤38 | ≤35 | ≤30 | ≤35 | ≤32 | ≤30 | ≤30 |
| Product Type | Precipitated Fine ATH (Precipitated Source) | Fine Ground ATH (Mined Source) | ||||||||
3 Application
It is the most consumable and applicable inorganic additive flame retardant that does not only resist firing, but also prevents from smoke, dropping or toxic gas.So, it is widely used with gradualincrease of the usage,at the sectors of Hot Solidifying and Moulding Plastic, Synthetic Rubber,Coating,Aluminum Composite Panel, Wire and Cable,Electrical Insulator, FRP profiles, Pultruded & Molded FRP Grating, Ceramic Rolling Rods, Solid Surfaces(Artificial Marble and Acrylic Sheets), Mobile Phone Circuit Board, LED Lamps, Paints and so on.
4 Package, Transportation and Storage
Package: Internal plastic with knitted exterior covered with film, with the net weight of 20kg, 25kg or 40kg.
Transportation: The product is not dangerous one, which should be protected from damp, rainfall and package damage in transportation.
Storage: At dry warehouse with good ventilation.
