putty

1. 1. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.
   2. A substance with a similar consistency or function.
2. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
3. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.

[French potée, polishing powder, from Old French, a potful, from pot, pot, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]

1. A heavy paste composed of pigment, such as whiting, mixed with linseed oil; used to fill holes and cracks in wood prior to painting to secure and seal panes of glass in window frames; also called painter’s putty.
2. In plastering, a fine cement consisting of lump lime slaked with water; lime putty. Now, other compounds, pre-mixed or in powdered form to be combined with water, are widely used.

A malleable carpenter's material consisting of white lead and linseed oil. It is palatable to cattle and causes lead poisoning.

• p. brisket — see presternal calcification.

This article is about the type of material. For the remote shell client, see PuTTY. For other uses, see Putty (disambiguation).

Intumescent firestop putty being used over top of ceramic fibre packing to restore the two-hour fire-resistance rating of a concrete floor slab, with cable penetrants in a building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Intumescent firestop putty used in a successful fire test, which led to a UL certification listing.

Putty is a generic term for a plastic material similar in texture to clay or dough typically used in domestic construction and repair as a sealant or filler. Painter's Putty is typically a linseed oil based product used for filling holes, minor cracks and defacements in wood only. Putties can also be made intumescent, in which case they are used for firestopping as well as for padding of electrical outlet boxes in fire-resistance rated drywall assemblies. In the latter case, hydrates in the putty produce an endothermic reaction to mitigate heat transfer to the unexposed side.

Overview

Specifically putty has been used extensively in glazing for fixing and sealing panes of glass into wooden frames (or sashes), although its use is decreasing with the prevalence of PVC and metal window frames which use synthetic sealants such as silicone.

Certain types of putty also have use in the field of terminal ballistics, where the putty can accurately represent the average density of the human body. As such it can be used, for instance, to test the penetrative power of projectiles, or the stopping power of body armour.

Glazing putty is traditionally made by mixing a base of whiting (finely ground chalk) with linseed oil in various proportions. There are a number of synthetic alternatives such as polybutene based putties, where the polybutene is a low molecular weight oligomer replacing the linseed oil. Butyl rubber is also added to the mixture to provide some strength and flexibility.

In woodworking, water-based putties are more commonly used, as these emit very little odour, are more easily cleaned up and are compatible with water-based and latex sealers.

See also

Wood filler Bondo Passive fire protection Firestop Intumescent

Endothermic Hydrate Mortite Putty Caulking

External links

• Putty & Mastic at wiki.DIY FAQ.org.uk

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kit
v. tr. - kitte, spartle

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    ler i en persons hænder

2.
adj. - modeler-

Nederlands (Dutch)
stopverf

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kitt
v. - kitten

idioms:

• putty in someone's hands    wie Wachs in jd. Hand

2.
adj. - locker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στόκος, καλλιτεχνικός γύψος
v. - στοκάρω, σπατουλάρω

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    είμαι προζύμι στα χέρια κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
stucco, stuccare

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    maneggiabile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - massa de vidraceiro ou de modelar (f)
v. - tapar com massa

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    ser facilmente influenciado por alguém

Русский (Russian)
замазка, шпаклевка, шпаклевать

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    (с ним) делают все, что угодно

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - masilla
v. tr. - poner masilla a, enmasillar

idioms:

• putty in someone's hands    ser fácilmente manejable o controlable en manos de alguien

2.
adj. - (Sudáfrica)(lenguaje infantil) muy sencillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kitt, spackel, tennaska, pl. stålar
v. - kitta, spackla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
油灰, 金属等的磨粉, 玻璃, 用油灰接合

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    某人手中的玩物, 易为某人操纵摆布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 油灰, 金屬等的磨粉, 玻璃
v. tr. - 用油灰接合

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    某人手中的玩物, 易為某人操縱擺佈

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 퍼티(창유리 따위의 접합제)
v. tr. - 퍼티로 접합하다

2.
adj. - 매우 쉬운

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パテ, パテ粉
v. - パテで留める, パテでふさぐ

idioms:

• putty in a person's hands    全く言いなりになって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معجون تثبيت زجاج النوافذ (فعل) معجن, حشا بمعجون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרק (חומר חיבור ומילוי), קבע (שמשה) במרק, מילא במרק‬
v. tr. - ‮קבע (שמשה) במרק, מילא במרק‬
adj. - ‮אבקה מחומצת בדיל לליטוש תכשיטים, אבקה לבנה המשמשת לטיוח לבנים וכו'‬

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