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putty, commonly a mixture of whiting (calcium carbonate) and boiled linseed oil. Other substances may be combined with the oil to make putties suitable for some specific purpose. For example, the red and white oxides of lead mixed with linseed oil form a putty used in sealing pipe joints. Putty hardens gradually when put in place, as along the edges of window panes to fasten them, in cracks in plaster walls, and in crevices in wood and other substances. The linseed oil absorbs oxygen from the air and, holding fast the calcium carbonate or metallic oxides, causes the mixture to harden. A powder composed of a mixture of lead and tin oxides, known as putty powder, is extensively used in polishing. Putty is generally being replaced in many applications by caulking materials of butyl and silicone rubbers. The higher cost of these materials is offset by their greater durability. putty 1. a stiff paste made of whiting and linseed oil that is used to fix glass panes into frames and to fill cracks or holes in woodwork, etc. 2. (as modifier): a putty knife 3. a. a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey b. (as adjective): putty-coloured How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Reliable and accurate catalyst delivery in putties with viscosities above 1 million cp is said to be ensured by hydraulically (rather than mechanically) slaving the catalyst pump to the putty pump. Other products include fillers, putty, as well as prepared paint thinners and removers, putties and wood fillers. Traditional applications for microspheres include reflective media for traffic paint, light weight fillers for spackling compounds, additives for auto putties and sealants, and density modifiers for explosives. |
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