0 Basket
0 Basket
Categories
  • Home
  • Paints and Polishes
  • Polishes and Waxes
  • Waxes
  • Paraffin Wax Beads
Picture of Paraffin Wax Beads
Picture of Paraffin Wax Beads
Paraffin Wax Beads
Paraffin wax beads sold by weight.
Suitable for candle making and as a lubricant for the base of planes.
Supplied in 1kg, 4kg, 9kg or 20kg.
Products in this range
Download data sheets
Prod. code Cat. code Description Ex. VAT In. VAT QTY.  
576-3100 WK1 Paraffin Wax Beads
Pack Size
Source
Paraffin wax is a white or colourless wax derived from petroleum, coal or oil shale. The main raw material is slack wax, a by-product from refining lubricating oil, which contains wax and oil. After using solvents to separate the wax (product wax or press wax) from the oil (foots oil), it can be further refined to remove the colour and odour and then blended to achieve certain melting points.
Properties
Paraffin wax is a white waxy solid at room temperature that is tasteless and odourless. It is sold with various melt points, typically between 43-60 °C (other melting points are available on request) and has a boiling point above 370 °C. It is soluble in ether, benzene and certain esters, but does not dissolve in water. Paraffin is flammable but is unreactive to many common chemical reagents. Although edible, Paraffin wax cannot be digested by mammals, so passes through the digestive system without providing any nutritional value.