Physical properties of sodium silicate-based substances make them very attractive for commercial/industrial use. Liquids and solids based on sodium silicate and produced by PQ Corporation have a density from 1.6g/cubic cm. to about 1.4 g/cubic cm.
A very big difference between acrylic and oil paint is the drying time. Acrylics dry in a matter of minutes to hours and oils dry in a matter of hours to weeks! This is a huge factor when choosing whether or not to choose oils versus acrylics.
From Oil to Egg Yolks. Same pigment, different binder. In a nutshell, most paints are made by mixing dry paint pigment together with a wet binder. The difference between the type of paints, for example, oil paint, acrylic paint or watercolour is simply due to the different type of binder used. So the binder could be oil, acrylic polymer or even egg yolk and itâs this â that gives each paint its characteristicsâ¦.