Pigments for Decorative Coatings

• PY 1Monoazo

  Monoazo yellow (Hansa G type) for air-drying paints, emulsion paints and some inks. Low solvent resistance; not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates) or baking finishes.

  Published heat stability: 140–240 °C (12 grades)

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• PY 3Monoazo

  Greenish monoazo yellow (Hansa 10G type) for decorative and air-drying paints and tinting pastes. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates) or baking finishes.

  Published heat stability: 138–240 °C (14 grades)

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• PY 42Iron oxide

  Synthetic yellow iron oxide for coatings, construction materials (concrete, bricks) and plastics processed at moderate temperatures. Opaque and very weather resistant.

  Published heat stability: 120–250 °C (34 grades)

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• PY 65Monoazo

  Reddish monoazo yellow for decorative and road-marking paints and air-drying finishes. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 138–200 °C (16 grades)

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• PY 74Monoazo

  Monoazo yellow with high colour strength for decorative and industrial paints and printing inks; a common replacement for lead chromate in paint. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 138–240 °C (33 grades)

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• PY 83Disazo (diarylide)

  Reddish diarylide yellow with better fastness than other diarylides, for printing inks, paints and plastics such as PVC and some polyolefins.

  Published heat stability: 180–240 °C (57 grades)

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• PY 150Metal complex (nickel azo)

  Nickel azo complex yellow for coatings, printing inks and plastics, valued for transparency and weather resistance.

  Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (13 grades)

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• PY 155Disazo

  Disazo yellow (bisacetoacetarylide) for toners, inkjet and other printing inks, and for plastics and coatings.

  Published heat stability: 180–260 °C (7 grades)

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• PO 5Beta-naphthol

  Dinitroaniline orange for air-drying paints and some inks. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 130–180 °C (10 grades)

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• PO 34Disazo (pyrazolone)

  Pyrazolone orange for printing inks, paints and plastics; often combined with other pigments to replace lead chromate oranges.

  Published heat stability: 150–260 °C (17 grades)

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• PR 2Naphthol AS

  Naphthol AS red for air-drying paints and printing inks. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 150–180 °C (7 grades)

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• PR 3Beta-naphthol

  Toluidine red for air-drying paints such as decorative and agricultural machinery paints. Low solvent resistance; not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 140–180 °C (14 grades)

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• PR 4

  Chlorinated para red for air-drying paints and some inks. Not usually used in plastics (bleeds/migrates).

  Published heat stability: 150–240 °C (7 grades)

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• PR 8

  Naphthol AS red for paints and printing inks.

  Published heat stability: 90–180 °C (10 grades)

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• PR 48:2BONA lake (calcium)

  Calcium lake red (BONA type) for printing inks and plastics, and some paints.

  Published heat stability: 180–260 °C (29 grades)

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• PR 48:4

  Manganese lake red (BONA type) for paints, plastics and printing inks, with better lightfastness than the other 48 lakes.

  Published heat stability: 160–260 °C (12 grades)

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• PR 101Iron oxide

  Synthetic red iron oxide for coatings, primers, construction materials (concrete, bricks, tiles) and plastics. Opaque, very weather and chemical resistant.

  Published heat stability: 200–800 °C (34 grades)

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• PR 112Naphthol AS

  Naphthol AS red for air-drying and industrial paints and printing inks; often used to replace lead molybdate reds in paint.

  Published heat stability: 150–240 °C (14 grades)

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• PR 146Naphthol AS

  Naphthol AS red mainly for printing inks, also for some paints.

  Published heat stability: 160–200 °C (16 grades)

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• PV 23Dioxazine

  Dioxazine violet with very high colour strength for coatings, inks and plastics; also used in small amounts to shade blues and whites.

  Published heat stability: 160–280 °C (45 grades)

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• PB 15

  Copper phthalocyanine blue (alpha, not stabilised), mainly for printing inks and air-drying paints.

  Published heat stability: 180–300 °C (7 grades)

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• PB 15:1Copper phthalocyanine (alpha, stabilized)

  Copper phthalocyanine blue (stabilised alpha, reddish) for coatings, inks and plastics.

  Published heat stability: 180–310 °C (33 grades)

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• PB 15:2Copper phthalocyanine (alpha, NC)

  Copper phthalocyanine blue (stabilised alpha, non-flocculating) for coatings and inks.

  Published heat stability: 180–280 °C (9 grades)

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• PB 15:3Copper phthalocyanine (beta)

  Copper phthalocyanine blue (beta, greenish), the standard cyan of printing inks; also used widely in coatings and plastics.

  Published heat stability: 180–300 °C (39 grades)

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• PB 27Iron blue

  Iron blue (Prussian blue) for printing inks and some paints. Not alkali resistant.

  Published heat stability: 150–180 °C (10 grades)

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• PB 29Ultramarine

  Ultramarine blue for plastics, paints, printing inks, cosmetics and detergents. Not acid resistant.

  Published heat stability: 200–350 °C (16 grades)

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• PG 7Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

  Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine green for coatings, printing inks and plastics, with very good light, weather and heat resistance.

  Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (37 grades)

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• PG 17Chromium oxide

  Chromium oxide green for coatings, construction materials, plastics and ceramics. Opaque, very heat, weather and chemical resistant.

  Published heat stability: 150–1000 °C (6 grades)

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• PG 36Brominated copper phthalocyanine

  Brominated copper phthalocyanine green, yellower than PG 7, for coatings, inks and plastics.

  Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (7 grades)

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• PBk 7Carbon black

  Carbon black for coatings, printing inks, plastics (often as masterbatch), rubber and toners. Grades differ widely in jetness, particle size and surface treatment.

  Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (22 grades)

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• PBk 11Iron oxide

  Synthetic black iron oxide for coatings, primers and construction materials. Limited heat stability in plastics.

  Published heat stability: 80–150 °C (5 grades)

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• PW 6Titanium dioxide

  Titanium dioxide, the main white pigment in coatings, plastics, printing inks, paper and many other products. Rutile grades are used for most coatings and outdoor uses; anatase grades for some paper, fibre and indoor uses.

  Published heat stability: 150–200 °C (10 grades)

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Commonly used in this application. Grades differ: check each grade's data sheet and test in your own system.