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The coloration OF PLASTICS AND RUBBER The coloration OF PLASTICS AND RUBBER TRADEMARKS: GRAPHTOL® HOSTASIN™ 1 HANSA® HOSTASOL™ 1 HOSTALEN® 1 HOSTAVIN® 1 TELALUX™ NOVOPERM® HOSTANOX® 1 POLYSYNTHREN® HOSTAPERM® 1 PV FAST® HOSTAPRINT™ 1 SOLVAPERM® TELASPERSE™ SECTION 1 of this brochure is an introduction and NOTE ON THE THERMAL STABILITY The coloration of plastics is an area guide to the coloration of plastics and includes chapters OF DIARYLIDE PIGMENTS covering colorant classification, colorant selection Pigments indicated with the symbol ❖ throughout of technology in which everyone has criteria and an overview of the Clariant product ranges this brochure are collectively identified chemically for plastics coloration. This is followed by a product as diarylide pigments. Due to the potential for thermal an opinion, everyone else can do it by product guide to the main areas of application using decomposition (refer to the relevant material safety data the following key: sheets) from these pigments, a heat stability of 200 °C is better and cheaper and where the given, even when the coloring attributes of the pigment ■ Suitable would remain stable at higher temperatures. mistakes are highly visible and usually ● Limited suitability (preliminary testing required) — Not suitable Further information can be found in ETAD INFORMATION expensive. This brochure sets out NOTICE No. 2 » Thermal Decompo sition of Diarylide SECTION 2 provides a concise guide; polymer by Pigments« – September 1990. to provide the reader with a practical polymer to the coloring possibilities with Clariant organic colorants which includes polymer properties, CLARIANT SHADE CARDS AND insight in polymers, processes and processing and coloring techniques and details of the TECHNICAL BROCHURES individual colorants, their suitability for an application The Clariant Plastics & Coatings Business strives to applications applying to the plastics and their application data in the selected polymer and provide a high level of technical information regarding process. The coloring attributes, technical data and its products. Technical brochures and shade cards are industry and the coloring solutions application values given are derived from Clariant continually being updated to include new products, laboratory testing under specific conditions which are cater for new applications and to provide customers available from the Clariant ranges detailed in SECTION 3 of this brochure. These may with the relevant technical data in order to meet the differ according to actual working conditions, e. g. demands of a fast changing industry. Please contact your of organic colorants. machine related data, applied concentrations, exposure local Clariant sales organization or regional Technical to temperature and shear stress over prolonged periods Application Centre to ensure that the most up to date of time, and/or the type and grade of polymer used. information is on hand and with any questions that Users are therefore recommended to verify the suitabili- may arise. ty of a colorant for a particular use with preliminary trials under the relevant working conditions. Addresses of the Regional Technical Centers can be found on page 94 of this brochure. Additionally in SECTION 3 a chapter concerns itself Clariant also provides a number of services, product with Colour Index registrations, chemical designations, data sheets and technical information on the Internet. the physical attributes of the colorants and includes For information specific to plastic applications click chemical resistance data. on to: A full index to the sections and chapters contained CLARIANT.COM/PLASTICS within this brochure can be found on pages 4 and 5. 2 THE COLORATION OF PLASTICS AND RUBBER 3 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COLORATION OF 7 2.2 Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and rubber 30 2.5 Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) 50 2.8 Introduction to Thermosetting resins 71 PLASTICS AND PRODUCT OVERVIEWS TPE´s and classification 30 Coloring recommendations and application data Thermoset plastics 71 1.1 Introduction 8 Styrene block copolymers (TPE-S / SBC´s) 31 · Colorants for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Unsaturated polyester resin 71 1.2 Coloration selection criteria 9 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPE-U / TPU) 31 PV Fast 50 Epoxy resins 72 1.3 Colorant ranges 10 Thermoplastic olefins TPE-O / TPE-V (TPO´s) 32 Graphtol, Solvaperm, Polysynthren, Hostasol 51 Thermosetting polyurethane (PUR) 72 1.4 Overview of the product ranges 11 Pigments for TPE-E, TPE-S and TPE-U 33 2.6 Coloration of syntethic polymer fibers 52 Pigments for PUR 73 and main fields of application Ethylen vinyl acetate (EVA) 34 Polypropylene fibers 52 Graphtol, PV Fast 73 PV Fast pigments 11 Rubber (natural and synthetic) 34 Polyester fibers 53 Colorants for unsaturated polyester (UP) 73 Graphtol pigments 12 Pigments for EVA and rubber 36 Polyamide fibers 53 PV Fast, Graphtol, Solvaperm, Hostasol 73 Solvaperm dyes 13 Hostasin pigment preparations 37 Coloring recommendations and application data 2.9 Coloration of biodegradable and bio polymers 74 Polysynthren polymer soluble colorants 13 2.3 Polyolefins 38 · Pigments for synthetic fibers 2.10 Lead chromate pigment replacements 76 Hostasol fluorescent dyes 14 Polyethylene (PE) 38 PV Fast 54 2.11 Low halogen controlled colorants 78 Hostaprint pigment preparations 14 Polypropylene (PP) 39 Coloring recommendations and application data Hostasin pigment preparations 14 Homo-polymers 39 · Colorants for synthetic fibers 3 COLORANT TECHNICAL INFORMATION 81 Telasperse PVC pigment preparations 14 Block copolymers 39 Graphtol 55 3.1 Pigments – chemical and physical data / 82 1.5 Optical brightening agents (OBA) 15 Random copolymers 39 Solvaperm, Polysynthren, Hostasol 55 solvent extraction data Overview of the Telalux range and areas of application 16 Coloring recommendations and application data Textile fastness properties of colorants in PET fibers 56 PV Fast 82 Telalux fastness properties 16 · Pigments for polyolefins (PO) Textile fastness properties of colorants in PA fibers 58 Graphtol 84 PV Fast 40 Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers 60 3.2 Pigment preparations – chemical and physical data 86 2 POLYMER BY POLYMER GUIDE 17 Graphtol 41 2.7 Coloration of engineering polymers 61 Hostaprint 86 2.1 PVC and plastisols 18 Influence of weathering 42 Engineering polymers 61 Hostasin 87 General information, coloring of U-PVC, P-PVC 18 Weather fastness data in HDPE 43 Polycarbonate (PC) 62 Telasperse PVC 87 Hostaprint preparations, gravure screen printing 20 2.4 Styrenics 44 Coloring recommendations and application data 3.3 Dyes – chemical and physical data / 88 PVC cable sheathing, plastisols 21 Polystyrene (PS) 44 · Pigments for polycarbonate (PC) solvent solubility data Coloring recommendations and application data Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) 45 PV Fast 62 Solvaperm dyes 88 · Pigments for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) 45 Coloring recommendations and application data Polysynthren polymer soluble dyes 88 PV Fast 22 Coloring recommendations and application data · Soluble dyes for polycarbonate (PC) Hostasol fluorescent dyes 88 Graphtol 23 · Pigments for polystyrene (PS), styrene-acrylonitrile Graphtol, Solvaperm, Polysynthren, Hostasol 63 Coloring recommendations and application data (SAN) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Polyacetale / polyoxymethylene (POM) 64 4 TEST CONDITIONS 91 · Pigment preparations for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) PV Fast, Graphtol 46 Thermoplastic polyester (PET and PBT) 65 4.1 Concentration for SD ¹⁄³ 92 Hostaprint 24 Coloring recommendations and application data Coloring recommendations and application data 4.2 Hue angle 92 Telasperse PVC 24 · Soluble dyes for polystyrene (PS), styrene- · Pigments for PBT and PET 4.3 Heat resistance 92 Coloring recommendations and application data acrylonitrile (SAN) and acrylonitrile PV Fast 66 4.4 Light fastness in HDPE, PP, PS, ABS, PC 92 · Soluble dyes for unplasticized butadiene styrene (ABS) Coloring recommendations and application data 4.5 Light fastness in PVC 92 Polyvinyl chloride (U-PVC) Solvaperm, Polysynthren 48 · Soluble dyes for PET and PBT 4.6 Light fastness in POM 92 Solvaperm 25 Coloring recommendations and application data Solvaperm, Polysynthren, Hostasol 67 4.7 Warpage 92 Coloring recommendations and application data · Fluorescent dyes for polystyrene (PS), styrene- Polyamide (PA 6 and PA 6.6) 68 4.8 Migration – bleed fastness 92 · Fluorescent dyes for unplasticized acrylonitrile (SAN) and Acrylonitrile butadiene Coloring recommendations and application data · Colorants for polyamides (PA) for 4.9 Migration resistance (unvulcanized rubber) 92 Polyvinyl chloride (U-PVC) styrene (ABS) Injection molding applications 4.10 Determination of limit concentration in PVC 93 Hostasol 25 Hostasol 48 PV Fast, Polysynthren, Solvaperm, Hostasol 69 4.11 Physical and chemical properties 93 Weather fastness of pigments in PVC 26 Polyetherimide (PEI) 70 4.12 Test compounds 93 Cable sheathing formulations 28 Polysulfone (PSU) 70 4.13 Solvent fastness of pigments 93 Polyethersulfone (PES) 70 4.14 Solvent solubility of dyes 93 Polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) 70 5 ADDRESSES 94 4 THE COLORATION OF PLASTICS AND RUBBER 5 1 Introduction TO THE COLORATION OF PLASTICS OLORATION AND PRODUCT OVERVIEWS INTRODUCTION TO THE C INTRODUCTION TO OF PLASTICS AND PRODUCT OVERVIEWS OF PLASTICS 1 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Coloration selection criteria 1.3 Colorant ranges 1.4 Overview of the product ranges and main fields of application 1.5 Optical brightening