Pigments for Industrial Coatings
39 pigments commonly used in industrial coatings, with the number of producers listed for each.
- 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 53Complex inorganic (nickel titanate)
Nickel antimony titanate yellow (complex inorganic pigment) for plastics, coil and powder coatings and outdoor uses needing very high heat and weather resistance.
Published heat stability: 300 °C (1 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 110Isoindolinone
Isoindolinone high-performance yellow for automotive and industrial coatings and plastics, where very good weather and heat resistance are needed.
Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (10 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 138Quinophthalone
Quinophthalone high-performance yellow for plastics and industrial coatings; often used to replace lead chromate.
Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (8 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 139Isoindoline
Isoindoline yellow for industrial coatings, printing inks and plastics; a common lead-free choice in reddish yellow shades.
Published heat stability: 180–300 °C (16 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 151Benzimidazolone
Benzimidazolone yellow for industrial and automotive coatings, printing inks and plastics, with good weather resistance.
Published heat stability: 180–300 °C (19 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 154Benzimidazolone
Benzimidazolone yellow with very good weather resistance, widely used in automotive and industrial coatings.
Published heat stability: 160–270 °C (14 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - PY 184Bismuth vanadate
Bismuth vanadate yellow for automotive and industrial coatings and plastics; a bright, lead-free replacement for lead chromate.
Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (23 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
51 producersCompare Grades - PO 36Benzimidazolone
Benzimidazolone orange for automotive and industrial coatings, with good weather resistance.
Published heat stability: 160–270 °C (15 grades)
30 producersCompare Grades - 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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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)
0 producersCompare Grades- 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: 200–300 °C (27 grades)
40 producersCompare Grades - 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)
8 producersCompare Grades - PR 122Quinacridone
Quinacridone magenta for automotive and industrial coatings, inkjet and other printing inks, and plastics. Very good light and weather resistance.
Published heat stability: 150–302 °C (53 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PR 170Naphthol AS
Naphthol AS red for industrial and automotive coatings and printing inks; widely used to replace lead molybdate reds.
Published heat stability: 180–280 °C (63 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PR 254Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)
DPP red for automotive and industrial coatings and plastics, with excellent light, weather and heat resistance; the main lead-free bright red.
Published heat stability: 200–300 °C (24 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - PV 19Quinacridone
Quinacridone violet or red for automotive and industrial coatings and plastics. Very good light and weather resistance.
Published heat stability: 180–302 °C (32 grades)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
0 producersCompare Grades - 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)
55 producersCompare Grades - 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)
30 producersCompare Grades - 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)
67 producersCompare Grades - PB 15:4Copper phthalocyanine (beta, NC)
Copper phthalocyanine blue (beta, non-flocculating) for coatings, especially automotive and industrial paints.
Published heat stability: 179–280 °C (14 grades)
47 producersCompare Grades - PB 28Cobalt aluminate
Cobalt aluminate blue for plastics, coil and powder coatings, ceramics and outdoor uses needing very high heat and weather resistance.
No heat stability published yet
23 producersCompare Grades - PB 29Ultramarine
Ultramarine blue for plastics, paints, printing inks, cosmetics and detergents. Not acid resistant.
Published heat stability: 200–350 °C (14 grades)
22 producersCompare Grades - 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)
70 producersCompare Grades - PG 17Chromium oxide
Chromium oxide green for coatings, construction materials, plastics and ceramics. Opaque, very heat, weather and chemical resistant.
Published heat stability: 150 °C (1 grades)
21 producersCompare Grades - 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)
23 producersCompare Grades - PG 50Complex inorganic (cobalt titanate)
Cobalt titanate green (complex inorganic pigment) for plastics, coil and powder coatings and outdoor uses needing very high heat and weather resistance.
No heat stability published yet
20 producersCompare Grades - PBr 24Complex inorganic (chrome antimony titanate)
Chrome antimony titanate buff (complex inorganic pigment) for plastics, coil and powder coatings and outdoor uses; very heat and weather resistant.
Published heat stability: 300 °C (1 grades)
23 producersCompare Grades - 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)
37 producersCompare Grades - 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)
21 producersCompare Grades - 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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