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. 1 RADGLO® EA SERIES 15/05/2012 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 2 RADGLO® EA SERIES 15/05/2012 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 fluo- rescent 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 fluo- rescent 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. Telephone sales department: + 32 11 52 07 60 Fax: + 32 11 52 66 79 E-mail: sales@radiantcolor .be Website: www.radiantcolor.be 4 .