Radglo® Ea Series

15/05/2012 RADIANT COLOR NV HOUTHALEN BELGIUM

RADGLO® EA SERIES

Technical Information

Product description Compared to all other com- mercially available fluores- Based on their good tempera- cent pigments for plastics, Applications: ture resistance, tinctorial EA series offers the advan- strength and brilliance, tage of a low level of stic- Standard colours RADGLO® EA fluorescent king and plating, whereby EA-10: Chartreuse pigments are especially re- both heatstability and light EA-11: Green commended for processes, resistance are optimized. such as extrusion, injection EA-12: Orange Yellow moulding, blowmoulding, Chemical composition EA-13: Orange filmblowing etc., for articles RADGLO® EA pigments EA-14: Orange Red as e.g. safety materials, toys, are composed of a solid solu- packaging, shopping bags and tion of dyestuffs in a thermo- EA-15: Red other eye-catching products. plastic polyamide-ester resin. RADGLO® EA fluorescent EA-16: Cerise pigments offer the industry a RADGLO® fluorescent pig- EA-17: Pink ments as such are not classifi- broad compatibility in many EA-18: Magenta Extrusion plastics, brilliant fluorescent ed in the Colour Index (CI), Injection moulding colours and easy dispersion but certain colourcomponents EA-19: Blue are. Blowmoulding over a wide temperature range Highstrength Filmblowing without formaldehyde outgas- sing. EA-30: Chartreuse in various plastics EA-33: Orange EA-35: Red EA-37: Pink Physical properties EA-38: Magenta • Melting point: EA-10, EA-11, EA-12,EA-13, EA-19, EA-30, EA-33 = 100°-120°C Regulatory and Ecotox information EA-14, EA-15, EA-16,EA-17, EA-18,EA-35, EA-37, EA-38 = 120°-140°C All components of RADGLO® EA series is basi- • Decomp.T°: >300°C RADGLO® EA series are cally free from heavy metals. • Min. process. T°: 150°C registered in EINECS. All For detailed information, components as well as the please consult the individual • Spec. Gravity: 1.2 g/ml polymeric resin of the EA MSDS. • Bulking value: 0.35g/ml series are registered in TSCA.

• Average particle size: 8- RADGLO® EA series are in 15µm conformity with the purity requirements of EN71 part 3.

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Lightfastness & Heatstability

Lightfastness - Colour of the pigment Heatstability - Pigment loading and thick- Fluorescent pigments are mo- Heatstability tested by injection ness of the endproduct. The re fugitive than conventional moulding in HDPE shows a higher the pigmentloading pigments. They are stable to maximum processing tempera- and thickness, the better the indoor light or outdoor condi- ture of 240°C during 10 minu- lightfastness. tions other than direct sun- tes. - Type of plastic light. By exposure to outdoor - Intensity and angle of the sunlight the colour will chan- incident sunlight. ge, whereby the degree of fading is depending on follo- The lightfastness may be wing factors: improved by including UV– absorber(s) in the formula- tion.

Applications & Storage

Applications Storage Colouring following plastics are RADGLO® EA series remains recommended (R), stable provided it is kept in a Colourstrength of not recommended (NR) or dry storage place at temperatu- EA-3* series is should be individually tested (T). res < 50°C. 30-40% higher compared to the Polyethylene R EA-1* quality. Polypropylene R Polystyrene R ABS T Ionomers T RADGLO® EA series PA (nylon) T are formaldehyde free and melt Polycarbonate T completely up in PMMA (polyacrylic) T the polymer. Rigid PVC T Urethane T TPU R

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Processing conditions and specific considerations Recommended pigment loading RADGLO® EA series produ- The pigment loading needed to ce the most brilliant colours develop fluorescent brightness, when used in clean, clear plas- will depend on the thickness of tic compounds. Opaque plas- the plastic part. tics have a negative effect on the colour, resulting in pastel Part thickness Pigment level shades or colourshift. in mm in %

0.1 - 0.25 5 -10 0.25 - 0.75 3 - 7 0.75 - 1.5 2 - 3 1.5 and more 1 - 2

Processing temperature & Additives

RADGLO® EA pigments Additives: require a minimum proces- Certain metal ions and nucleated sing temperature of 160°- polymers are known to cause 170°C. To optimize proces- colour changes and loss of sing it is recommendable to brightness to fluorescent colo- predisperse the pigment into rants. Typical examples are zinc a concentrated form and calciumstearates. These com- (masterbatch). Masterbatches monly used lubricants/additives based on EA pigments may will cause various degrees of co- be loaded up to 40%. lour changes in fluorescent co- loured materials. Similar effects may be seen when using calciumcarbonate as an extender. Any additive to a fluorescent plastic system should be examined to determine if it will adversily affect the brightness Avoid metal ions and hue of the fluorescent colo- rant. (stearates) in combination with For more specific information, fluorescent please consult the bulletin: products. “Effects of metal ions on fluorescent colorants in plastics”. For obtaining pastel shades, we recommend to use ZnS instead of TiO2 in order to keep the brilliancy level under black light illumination.

3 Available standard colours & package of the EA series:

COLOUR EA EA Others Similar codes in the different series offer a comparable colour Standard High but are not 100% identical. Strength Colour may depend on the specific formulations Chartreuse EA-10 EA-30 of the customer. Green EA-11 - Additional series and colours are available on request. Orange Yellow EA-12 - Package: Bags containing: Orange EA-13 EA-33 1 box = 20 kg 1 x 20 kg = Minimal order Orange Red EA-14 - Red EA-15 EA-35 Cerise EA-16 - Pink EA-17 EA-37 Magenta EA-18 EA-38 Purple - -

Blue EA-19 - UV Blue - - UV Green - - RPC-X-0935

EA-3* series has a higher colourstrength.

® = registered trademark Disclaimer: This technical information is just an advice. No warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is made.

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