Inorganic Guide for Plastics

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Trade name Color shades

Masstone Tint 1:5

Sicotan® Yellow K 1010PY 53Ni/Sb/Ti Oxide

Sicotan® Yellow K 1011/K 1011FGPY 53Ni/Sb/Ti Oxide

Sicopal® Yellow K 1120 FGPY 184Bismuth Vanadate

Sicopal® Yellow K 1160 FGPY 184Bismuth Vanadate

Sicotan® Yellow K 2001 FGPBr 24Cr/Sb/Ti Oxide


Sicotan® Yellow NBK 2085PBr 24Cr/Sb/Ti Oxide



Meteor® Plus Buff 9379PBr 24Cr/Sb/Ti Oxide

Meteor® Plus Buff 9379 FFPBr 24Cr/Sb/Ti Oxide

Meteor® Plus Buff 9399 FFPBk 12Fe/Ti/Al Oxide

Physical properties

Density Bulk density

4.5 0.9

4.4 0.8

4.1 0.8

4.1 0.8

4.5 0.6

4.5 0.7

4.7 0.7

4.4 0.8

4.4 0.9

4.5 0.6

4.8 0.7

4.9 0.7

Foodregulations

Warpingtendency

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfR None

BfR None

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

FDA None

FDA None

None

Suitability

PVC PUR PE PP SAN/PMMA SB ABS/ASA PC PA6 PET/PBT

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ o + + + + +/o o + o

+ o + + + + +/o o + o

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

Heat stability ˚C Fastness properties

HDPE1.0%

HDPE1:4

MigrationPVC

0.4%

LFHDPE1.0%

LFHDPE1:4

LFPVC

1.0%

LFPVC

1/3 ISD

WFHDPE1.0%

WF3000 Hrs

1:4

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

250 240 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

280 260 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5


Masstone Tint 1:5

Meteor® Buff 7302PY 163Cr/W/Ti Oxide

Meteor® Plus Golden 9304PY 189Ni/W/Ti Oxide

Sicotan® Orange K 2383PY 163Cr/W/Ti Oxide

Sicotrans® Red K 2819PR 101Fe/Cr Oxide

Sicotrans® Red K 2915PR 101Fe/Cr Oxide

Meteor® Plus Red-Buff 9384PY 163Cr/W/Ti Oxide

Sicopal® Brown K 2595PBR 31Zn/Fe Oxide

Sicotan® Brown K 2611PY 164Mn/Sb/Ti Oxide

Sicotan® Brown K 2711PY 164Mn/Sb/Ti Oxide

Sicopal® Brown K 2795 FGPBr 29Fe/Cr Oxide

Meteor® Plus Brown 9730PBr 45Mn/W/Ti Oxide

Meteor® Plus Brown 9770PBr 29Fe/Cr Oxide

Physical properties


4.2 1.2

4.6 1.3

4.4 1.1

4.4 0.3

5.1 0.5

4.7 1.4

5.3 0.7

4.3 0.9

4.8 0.9

5.2 0.5

4.1 1.2

4.5 0.6

Foodregulations

Warpingtendency

FDA None

FDA None

FDA None

BfRFrench +

FDANone

BfRFrench +

FDANone

FDA None

BfRFrench +

None

BfR None

BfR None

BfRFrench +

None

None

None

Suitability


+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

o + + + + + + + + +

o + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +


HDPE1.0%

HDPE1:4

MigrationPVC

0.4%

LFHDPE1.0%

LFHDPE1:4

LFPVC

1.0%

LFPVC

1/3 ISD

WFHDPE1.0%

WF3000 Hrs

1:4

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

300 300 5 8 8 7 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 7 8 5 5

320 320 5 5 5 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5


Masstone Tint 1:5

Sicotan® Brown NBK 2755PY 164Mn/Sb/Ti Oxide

Sicopal® Blue K 6310PB 28Co/Al Oxide

Meteor® Plus Blue 9538PB 36Co/Al/Cr Oxide

Sicopal® Green K 9110PG 50Co/Li/Ti Oxide

Sicopal® Green K 9710PG 50Co/Ti/Ni/Zn Oxide

Meteor® Plus Green 9444PG 50Co/Ti/Ni/Zn Oxide

Meteor® Plus Black 9875PBk 28Cu/Cr/Mn Oxide

Meteor® Plus Black 9880PBr 29Fe/Cr/Mn Oxide

Meteor® Plus Black 9887PBr 29Fe/Cr Oxide

Meteor® Plus Black 9891PBr 29Fe/Cr Oxide

Sicopal® Black K 0095PBr 29Cr/Fe oxide

Physical properties


5.0 0.8

4.5 0.4

4.4 1.1

3.9 1.1

4.8 0.7

5.7 1

5.3 1.3

5.2 0.7

5.3 0.8

5.4 1.3

5.2 0.7

Foodregulations

Warpingtendency

None

BfR French +

FDANone

FDA None

FDA None

BfR French +

FDANone

FDA None

FDA None

None

None

None

BfR None

Suitability


+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + - +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +

+ + + + + + + + + +


HDPE1.0%

HDPE1:4

MigrationPVC

0.4%

LFHDPE1.0%

LFHDPE1:4

LFPVC

1.0%

LFPVC

1/3 ISD

WFHDPE1.0%

WF3000 Hrs

1:4

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

300 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 8 8 5 5

320 320 5 8 8 5 5 5 5

BASF Performance Chemicals – Pigmentsfor Plastics

BASF is a leading manufacturer and marketer in theworldwide plastics industry. With global distribution,technical support and manufacturing, BASF has theinfrastructure to effectively meet the demands of localand worldwide markets.

BASF supplies a full range of organic and inorganic pigments, preparations, UV stabilizers and other additives to the plastics industry. Applications for ourproducts include:

■ Automotive■ Construction■ Containers■ Electronics and Appliances ■ Fiber■ Film■ Packaging■ Wire and Cable

For more information about BASF’s inorganic pigments,please visit www.basf.com/pigmentsforplastics.

BASF-branded Inorganic Pigments

Meteor® & Meteor Plus®

Complex Inorganic ColorPigmentsBASF Meteor and Meteor Pluspigments have been developed tomeet the most challenging conditions nature can deliver. They are lightfast and resistant totemperature extremes, chemicals and long-term exposure to weather, making them excellent color solutions for challenging indoor, outdoor and industrialapplications.

Sicopal® Pigments Inorganic pigments with spinelstructure based on various metaloxides. All Sicopal pigments haveoutstanding fastness to light andweathering.

Sicotan® Pigments Inorganic mixed-phase yellow andbrown pigments. They have excellent fastness to light, weathering, and chemicals, even in extreme reductions. Sicotans are suitable for use in combinationwith organic pigments for brilliantshades with high hiding power. Their high heat stabilitymakes them suitable in most resins. Our chrome andnickel yellows are available in low-dust, free-flowingforms.

Sicotrans® Pigments Transparent iron oxides with excellent fastness to light, weathering, chemical. The highheat stability make them suitable in many resins.

Technical data

Light fastness (LF)

The light fastness in HDPE is determined on injection-molded plaques of approx. 3 mm thickness and thelight fastness in PVC on rolled sheets of plasticizedPVC. The exposure to light is carried out according toDIN EN ISO 105-B 01 and the light fastness assessedon the wool scale described in DIN EN ISO 105-B 01.

Light fastness 8 = outstandingLight fastness 1 = very poor

Heat stability

The heat stability is determined according to DIN EN12877-1 on a white reduction (inorganic pigments 1:4)and in full shade (inorganic pigments 1%) in HDPE in aninjection molding machine. The temperature is raisedfrom 200˚ C to 300˚ C in 20˚ steps with a 5-minute interval between successive steps. The heat stability is the highest temperature at which the color differencecompared with a HDPE (CIElab 1964, D 65, 10°observer, DIN 6174) plaque formed at 200˚ C is E < 3.0.

Fastness to migration

The fastness to migration is determined as described inDIN 53775, Part 3, on a colored specimen in contactwith a white-pigmented PVC film at the pigment concentration specified in this shade card. A differentconcentration may result in a different fastness rating.

Fastness to migration 5 = outstandingFastness to migration 1 = very poor

Weather fastness (WF)

The weather fastness is determined on HDPE injection-molded plaques of approx. 3 mm thickness.The weathering is carried out according to DIN EN ISO4892-2 for 3000 hours. Pigments are tested in concentrations of 1% and in white reduction of 1:4.

Weather fastness 5 = outstandingWeather fastness 1 = very poor

Standard depth of shade

The reduction ratio was determined on FPVC Basic MixA (DIN 53775, Part 1) by the method described in DIN53235. It indicates the number of parts of chromaticpigment that must be mixed with one part of the TiO2 toobtain 1/3 standard depth of shade. It is a guidelinevalue only and may vary according to the processingmethod and polymer.

Bulk density

The bulk density is the weight in grams of uncompactedpigment that occupies a volume of 1 cm3. It is determinedaccording to DIN ISO 171.

Density

The density is determined in a pycnometer as describedin DIN EN ISO 787-10.

Suitability

Recommendations for specific plastics are given in thesuitability table.

+ = suitable- = unsuitableo = suitable under certain conditions;

preIiminary trials recommended

Lucolor® 3.2

Our Lucolor® 3.2 pigment database provides numerousfurther data. The database is available as a CD-ROM.Most of the data can also be obtained from the respective Internet page of BASF SE.

Warping tendency

The warping tendency in injection-molded articles ofHDPE has been determined following DIN EN ISO 294-4.

Legend

NA = Not available at this timeFG = Fine Granular for SicotansFF = Free Flowing for Meteors

Safety

When handling these products, advice and information given in the safety data sheet must becomplied with. Further, protective and workplacehygiene measures adequate for handling chemicalsmust be observed.

Note

The data contained in this publication are based onour current knowledge and experience. In view ofthe many factors that may affect processing andapplication of our product, these data do notrelieve processors from carrying out their owninvestigations and tests; neither do these dataimply any guarantee of certain properties, nor thesuitability of the product for a specific purpose. Anydescriptions, drawings, photographs, data, propor-tions, weights etc. given herein may change withoutprior information and do not constitute the agreedcontractual quality of the product. It is the responsi-bility of the recipient of our products to ensure thatany proprietary rights and existing laws and legisla-tion are observed.

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