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[[File:DT 12-06-2004 12-Fills B3 and C3.jpg|thumb|Fill Material]]
 
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== Description ==
 
  
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1) An inert powder added to a base material such as a paint, pigment, adhesive, plastic, paper, fabric, wax, or concrete. Fillers may serve multiple purposes such as: extend a matrix, dilute a color, decrease cost, provide bulk, increase strength, improve working properties or generally enhance performance. Examples of materials that are used as fillers are: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acrylic resin acrylic], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium carbonate calcium carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barium sulfate barium sulfate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=clay clay], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diatomaceous earth diatomaceous earth], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass fibers glass fibers], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=microballoon glass spheres], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gypsum gypsum], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sand sand], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=starch starch], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=talc talc], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=titanium dioxide titanium dioxide].
 
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2) A preparation made for filling gaps, cracks, pores, or holes. Examples are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dental plaster dental plaster], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Polyfilla Polyfilla], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mastic adhesive mastic adhesive], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Plastic wood Plastic wood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gesso gesso], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Faststeel steel stick], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brummer brummer stopper], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spackle spackle], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax wax].
 
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[[File:DT 9-20-2004 08-microballon fills.jpg|thumb|Microballon fills]]
 
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
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fill; mastic (Fr.); charge (Fr.); relleno (Esp.); carga (Port.); diluent; extender; reinforcing agent; gap filling adhesive; cement; lute; filling compound; mastic
 
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== Additional Information ==
 
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J.Thornton, "A brief History and Review of the early Practice and Materials of Gap-Filling in the West" JAIC 37, p. 3-32, 1998.
 
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== Additional Images ==
 
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File:DT 9-29-2004 08-B72 and microballoon fills.jpg|Paraloid B-72 and  microballoon fills
 
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== Authority ==
 
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* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
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* Theodore J. Reinhart, Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988
 
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* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
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* ASTM, ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96
 
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* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
 
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* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
 
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
 
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
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