Inorganic Pigments

for Paints and Plastics

Performance Pigments and Colors

www.ferro.com

Inspired by Nature

Nebula NGC 2818

Inorganic Pigments for

Colouration of Paints and Plastics
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Ferro
Corporation is a world leading producer of
Performance Materials, with operations in 20
countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Our global presence assures top quality products
and outstanding services worldwide. Our customers can rely on standard products and consistent
quality wherever they have operations. Technical,
marketing and management personnel are in
continuous contact with our customers. We use our
international experience to ensure that product specifications and performance are designed to satisfy
the specific requirements demanded by regional
markets.
Our global commitment to quality, reliability,
innovation, and personal customer care is founded
on over 90 years of experience.

Ferro GmbH Pigments for Plastics and Paints

In the paints and plastics industry Ferros Pigment
System unit is worldfamous for its high-quality
colouring products. Our most important goal is to
maintain a high level of product quality and to
maximize customer satisfaction. To ensure this, we
emphasize dialogue and partnership with our customers, focusing on the challenges of their markets
and on their suggestions and requirements, as well
as on our mutual desire to protect the environment.
As a result, we are always ready to offer the most
creative and ambitious new products to our customers.
Ongoing research and development is the basis of
the high quality of our pigments, as we continually
improve not only their composition, but also our
production technology and test methods.

Business Unit Pigment Systems

The production, technical advice and development

of these pigments are located in our sites Colditz
and Frankfurt am Main.

Pigment Systems is a business unit of the

Performance Pigments and Colors division of Ferro
GmbH. We develop, produce, and market in Europe
our pigments and special coating materials for the
plastics- and paints- and coating industry.

Production and Properties

ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification annually

ensures the very highest standards, while our active participation in the international Responsible
Care-Program underlines our commitment to the
world we live in.

Our pigments obtain their extraordinary properties

through a combination of special manufacturing
processes.
The pigments are chemically inert and have
excellent heat- and weathering resistance, light
fastness and opacity. They are non-warping and
non-bleeding.
The inherent properties of these pigments allow
for a wide range of end uses. Applications include
many different kinds of polymers, high quality
industrial coatings, coil coating, powder and high
heat resistant coatings, weatherproof facade coatings, silicate coatings and stuccos.

Due to the solid state reaction and if necessary,

a subsequent washing process, all pigments meet
the high demands for heavy metal release.
Therefore most of the rutile and spinel pigments
may be used without restriction in direct food
contact applications such as food containers,
plastic dishes, and toys.
The following data applies to all pigments
mentioned in this brochure:

Sieve residue (45 m)

Water soluble components
Volatile components
Heat stability

<
<
<
>

0.1 %
0.3 %
0.5 %
500 C

(Exception: Violet 28-5333 is only heat-resistant up to 260 C)

Lightfastness
Weathering resistance
Migration stability

> 7 (Blue Wool Scale)

> 4 (Grey Scale)
= excellent

The following table contains more pigment

specific data.
Values of each shipped lot as well as the total
colour deviation E and the deviation of colour
strength to the standard are given in a certificate
of analysis, and will be sent if required by our
customers. Reflection curves of the pigments may
also be provided upon request.
If your desired colour is not included in this
brochure, please contact us.
Our technical service is looking forward to
support you in finding a solution.

Cool Colors
Asphalt driveways, shingled roofs, and black cars
have something in common: out in the sun, they
are quite hot, because dark colours absorb a big
quantity of the infrared radiation of the sun.
A lot of energy is needed in cooling houses and
cars, but there is a growing interest in energy
saving and in economically preferred products.
How can we solve this dilemma?
The solution is Cool Color pigments!
Cool Color pigments, a development by Ferro, stay
much cooler in the sunlight. They offer you a great
possibility to decrease the undesirable absorption
in the IR region. Ferro Cool Color pigments reflect
the infrared light to a big extend, while still appearing as intensely coloured as comparable conventional pigments.
So cool does not mean white! Certainly objects
coloured white have a high reflectivity of sunlight,
but modern design requires colours, including very
dark shades.

Technical Data

Pigment

Composition

Color
Index

Crystal
Structure

CAS No.

EINECS No. REACH

Oil AbDensity2
sorption1 (g/cm3)
(g/100g)

Particle
Size3
(m)

BET
(m2/g)

pH4

10401

Ti-Sb-Ni

P.Y.53

Rutile

8007-18-9

232-353-3

01-2119491302-44-0001

18

4.30

1.7

2.2

7.5-8.5

V-9412

Ti-Sb-Ni

P.Y.53

Rutile

8007-18-9

232-353-3

01-2119491302-44-0001

14

4.50

0.8

3.6

6.5-7.5

V-9416

Ti-Sb-Ni

P.Y.53

Rutile

8007-18-9

232-353-3

01-2119491302-44-0001

14

4.60

0.8

3.7

6.5-7.5

23-6070

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutiel

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

20

4.30

1.1

3.7

7.0-8.0

10406

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutile

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

40

4.54

1.1

3.8

6.0-7.0

10408

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutile

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

34

4.42

2.2

3.4

5.5-6.5

23-9156

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutile

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

20

4.70

2.1

2.7

8.5-9.5

23-9158

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutile

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

18

4.30

1.7

3.1

8.5-9.5

23-6105

Fe-Ti

P.Bl.12

Spinel

68187-02-0

269-064-7

pre-registered

28

5.40

1.1

2.7

8.0-9.0

26-1017

Zn-Fe

P.Y.119

Spinel

68187-51-9

269-103-8

pre-registered

20

4.60

0.6

5.7

8.5-9.5

26-1050

Fe-Al

P.Br.

Hematite

102110-71-4 310-073-3

pre-registered

46

4.80

0.1

16.4

7.0-8.0

22-5091

Co-Al

P.B.28

Spinel

1345-16-0

310-193-6

pre-registered

32

4.00

1.4

9.4

9.0-10.0

10336

Co-Al

P.B.28

Spinel

1345-16-0

310-193-6

pre-registered

32

4.20

1.2

15.4

9.5-10.5

22-5070

Co-Cr-Al

P.B.36

Spinel

68187-11-1

269-072-0

pre-registered

26

4.78

1.3

5.4

6.5-7.5

22-4400

Co-Cr-Al

P.B.36

Spinel

68187-11-1

269-072-0

pre-registered

14

4.20

1.4

3.6

9.0-10.0

22-5600

Co-Ti

P.Gr.50

Spinel

68186-85-6

269-047-4

pre-registered

24

3.70

2.2

3.2

10.5-11.5

22-5700

Co-Ti

P.Gr.50

Spinel

68186-85-6

269-047-4

pre-registered

22

3.90

2.4

2.6

11.0-12.0

21-4030

Co-Ti

P.Gr.50

Spinel

68186-85-6

269-047-4

pre-registered

16

5.09

1.4

3.1

8.5-9.5

21-4045

Co-Ti

P.Gr.50

Spinel

68186-85-6

269-047-4

pre-registered

20

4.60

1.7

3.4

9.0-10.0

21-4700

Co-Cr

P.Gr.26

Spinel

68187-49-5

269-101-7

pre-registered

18

4.90

2.0

4.0

9.0-10.0

24-3060

Mn-Fe

P.BI.26

Spinel

68186-94-7

269-056-3

pre-registered

48

4.50

0.5

32.7

7.0-8.0

24-3061

Cu-Mn-Fe

P.BI.26

Spinel

68186-94-7

269-056-3

pre-registered

20

3.76

1.7

5.2

9.0-10.0

24-3095

Cu-Cr

P.BI.28

Spinel

68186-91-4

269-053-7

pre-registered

20

5.20

1.5

2.7

8.5-9.5

24-3303

Fe-Mn

P.BI.33

Spinel

68186-94-7

269-056-3

pre-registered

16

5.04

0.5

1.2

9.0-10.0

28-5333

Sr

Phosphate

101356-96-1 309-892-9

pre-registered

30

4.25

8.8

n.b.

8.5-9.5

Cool Colors

TSR

23-6019

Ti-Sb-Cr

P.Br.24

Rutile

68186-90-3

269-052-1

01-2119491294-33-0003

20

4.30

1.2

4.3

8.5-9.5

60

10550

Ti-Sb-Mn

P.Y.164

Rutile

68412-38-4

270-185-2

01-2119491276-31-0001

20

4.20

0.6

6.3

10.0-11.0

37

V-10121

Fe-Cr

P.Br.29

Spinel

12737-27-8

235-790-8

01-2119486820-33-0004

17

5.30

0.6

6.2

7.0-8.0

28

10466

Fr-Cr

P.Br.29

Spinel

12737-27-8

235-790-8

01-2119486820-33-0004

18

5.10

1.0

3.8

5.5-6.5

27

V-775

Cr-Fe

P.Gr.17

Hematite

68909-79-5

272-713-7

01-2119486806-23-0001

5.40

1.5

1.9

5.0-6.0

24

DIN-ISO 787 Part 5

DIN-ISO 787 Part 10

Cilas HR 850/B particle size analyser

DIN-ISO 787 Part 9

Pigments

10401
Yellow 53/77788

V-9412
Yellow 53/77788

V-9416
Yellow 53/77788

23-6070
Brown 24/77310

10406
Brown 24/77310

10408
Brown 24/77310

23-9156
Brown 24/77310

23-9158
Brown 24/77310

23-6105
Black 12/77543

26-1017
Yellow 119/77496

26-1050
Brown

22-5091
Blue 28/77346

10336
Blue 28/77346

22-5070
Blue 36/77343

22-4400
Blue 36/77343

22-5600
Green 50/77377

22-5700
Green 50/77377

21-4030
Green 50/77377

21-4045
Green 50/77377

21-4700
Green 26/77344

24-3060
Black 26/77494

24-3061
Black 26/77494

24-3095
Black 28/77428

24-3303
Black 33/77537

28-5333

10550
Yellow 164/77899

V-10121
Brown 29/77500

10466
Brown 29/77500

V-775
Green 17/77288

Cool Colors

23-6019
Brown 24/77310

While every attempt has been made to reproduce colours exactly, the samples printed here may differ sligthly from the original.

Cool Colors

Objects coloured with Cool Color pigments stay

cooler. Several other advantages result from this
fact:

improved comfort levels for building occupants

lower air conditioning costs, energy saving
cooler cities
the coloured parts are less subject to thermal
expansion and contraction
increased service life
less product degradation
intense colours available

How does infrared reflection work?

Approximately half of the radiation of the sun lies
within the infrared region (fig. 1). The infrared
radiation emitted by the sun is absorbed by roofs,
walls, facades, and the like, leading to a heat buildup inside.

Fig. 2: Energy transfer in buildings

One possibility to work against this increasing

temperature is a higher reflectance of the exterior
surface of the building by coating it with a pigment
that shows high infrared reflectance.

Properties and Application

Fig. 3 shows the solar reflectance spectra of the
Cool Color pigments, measured in a PVDF system.
While still a major portion of the visible light is
absorbed and the pigment appears brightly
coloured, the biggest difference to conventional
pigments can be found in the infrared area. The IR
reflective pigments of the Cool Color range reflect
the infrared radiation to a great extend, almost as
good as the white pigment titanium dioxide,
whereas carbon black or other black pigments
absorb almost all infrared light.
Fig. 1: Solar radiation spectrum

Fig. 2 illustrates the energy transfer from the outside inside the building. All energy that is not
reflected, convected or re-emitted, is conducted
into the inside of the building and thus increases
the interior temperature.

Therefore objects coated with Cool Color-pigments

do not absorb as much solar energy and stay cooler.
Of course every pigment has a different reflectance
spectrum. The percent of solar reflectance is the
important figure. Whereas carbon black has a solar
reflectance of 5 %, the solar reflectance of Ferros
Cool Color pigments is significantly higher.

Cool Colors

Cool Color pigments are currently used in a

number of different applications such as building
exteriors, cool roofs, vinyl siding, automobiles,
industrial coatings shortly: in all applications
where solar heat reflection and energy saving
properties are desired.

The matching of specific RAL colours is also possible. If your desired colour is not included in this
brochure, please contact us. Our Technical Service
team will be happy to support you in finding a
solution.
Ferro your partner for innovative products.

All Cool Color pigments can be mixed with each

other. Together with titanium dioxide, a full colour
palette can thus be achieved.

Fig. 3: Reflectance spectra of the Cool Color pigments (masstone), with spectrum of carbon black (Pigment Black 7)
and titanium dioxide (Kronos RN 56) for comparison

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The information and statements contained herein are provided free of charge. They are believed to be accurate at time of publication, but Ferro
makes no warranty with respect thereto, including but not limited to any results to be obtained or the infringement of any proprietary rights.
Use or application of such information or statements is at users sole discretion, without any liability on Ferros part. Nothing herein shall be
construed as a license of or recommendation for use that infringes upon any proprietary rights. All sales are subject to Ferros General
Conditions of Sale and Delivery.
Safety & Handling
Please refer to our Material Safety Data Sheets for safe handling and use of our pigments, prior to use.

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