Dense safe flowable material
Dense safe flowable material
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I am looking for a dense (or at least denser than water), cheap, non toxic (for use near water), material with a similar viscosity to water.
I am potentially going to use it as ballast for subsea structures.
Any ideas or suggestions?
I am potentially going to use it as ballast for subsea structures.
Any ideas or suggestions?





RE: Dense safe flowable material
RE: Dense safe flowable material
Can you use sand?
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RE: Dense safe flowable material
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Stonecold
RE: Dense safe flowable material
In an ideal world I could use water but we are restricted in terms of volume so the denser the material the better.
In an perfect world the perfect material would be:
Completely non toxic to anything not even a mouse;
Flowable, to be installed and removed with a pump;
As cheap as a bag of fries;
Specific Gravity of around 3.0;
Completely inert;
Cant really think of anything else at the moment. I know nothing like this exists but I though I would ask anyway.
Mercury would be ideal if someone could find a way to make it all of the above
RE: Dense safe flowable material
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Dense safe flowable material
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