PRODUCT DATA & SELECTION GUIDE. Industrial Coatings

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1 PRODUCT DATA & SELECTION GUIDE Industrial Coatings

2 FOUNDED IN 1945 BY ERNEST SCHELLER SR., SILBERLINE offers innovative special effect and performance-enhancing metallic products for the global automotive, ink, plastics, and industrial coatings markets. This family owned and operated business has evolved from its humble beginnings in a tiny converted factory in Stamford, CT, to a global company with facilities in the United States, Scotland, Singapore, Brazil, China and Mexico. Silberline has built a strong foundation based on its core values of: Business with integrity Customer focus Commitment to employees Commitment to the community Commitment to safety internal and external customers Commitment to the environment Commitment to continual improvement With state-of-the-art research, technical and manufacturing facilities in North America, Scotland, and Asia, Silberline has set the standard for excellence in providing products that meet the needs of global customers who expect brilliant visual effects, excellent performance, expanded functional capabilities, and the highest quality products. Silberline s [4] Product Data and Selection Guides offer market specific product and technical information. Choose from: Product Data and Selection Guide for Automotive Product Data and Selection Guide for Inks Product Data and Selection Guide for Plastics Product Data and Selection Guide for Industrial Coatings Please contact the Silberline location in your region to request product samples or additional information.

3 METALLIC PIGMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL COATINGS FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, S I L B E R L I N E HAS BEEN AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN PROVIDING METALLIC PIGMENTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL COATINGS MARKET. Our innovations have led to the development of metallic flake technologies now considered to be the standards of the industry. Silberline products for industrial coatings have a proven track record of consistent high quality and are backed by strong technical service and support teams. Our ability to provide the right product for the right application has always been at the forefront of our commitment to the industrial coatings industry. The diversity of effects that can be created with Silberline metallic pigments is unlimited. Our pigments can be used alone to produce strong solid silver metallic effects or with chromatic pigments to produce a wide spectrum of dazzling polychromatic metallic aesthetics. As a family of products, our pigments offer a versatile choice of particle sizes and pigment particle geometries. Each specific grade has been chosen to provide a unique combination of aesthetics, coating compatibility and functionality. Together these products provide an effective tool for the coatings formulator, colour stylist and colour matcher. Whether looking for a brilliant metallic sparkle, the smooth luster of solid metal or the functional attributes of a high opacity pigment, Silberline has the product for you. The Silberline product line for industrial coatings is comprised of a broad range of grades based on a comprehensive palette of high performance metallic pigments designed for the unique needs of the coatings industry. We offer our metallic pigments in several different product forms each designed to maximize ease of use, safety in handling and compatibility with virtually any industrial coatings application. The following information is provided to act both as an introduction to our product line and to serve as an aid in the proper selection of Silberline pigment for your specific application. Additional help in recommending the best product is also readily available from our technical service and product applications team. Contact information for our technical support team can be found at the end of this guide.

4 General Guidelines Aluminium pigments, both leafing and non-leafing, are commonly used in a variety of industrial coatings including maintenance coatings, powder coatings and traditional liquid coatings for general industrial use. Aluminium pigments bring value to these coatings both by increasing their aesthetic value and by adding functional attributes to the finished coating film. Silberline manufactures a broad range of metallic pigments well suited for many different types of industrial coatings and industrial coatings applications. Our family of pigments include specific grades of differing particle sizes, pigment flake geometries, and treatments for suitability in waterborne, UV and high solids industrial coatings. This guide is designed to help with the selection of the most appropriate pigment for a particular application or aesthetic appearance. Below is a brief list outlining a few basics designed to help with the selection of the most appropriate pigment for your particular application. Pigments with smaller particle sizes provide better opacity than similar pigments with larger particle sizes. Pigments with wider particle size distribution ranges provide better opacity than those with narrow particle size distributions. Pigments with narrow particle size distributions can be used with chromatic colourants to provide cleaner colours than pigments with wider particle size distribution ranges. Pigments with round flake geometry (silver dollar geometry) are typically brighter than pigments of the same particle size with cornflake geometry. For regional contact information: See back cover For Samples & Literature Requests: samples@silberline.com For Technical Service Department: technology@silberline.com

5 ALUMINIUM SELECTION PIGMENT FLAKE OMETRY Standard Cornflake This class of pigments is characterized by irregular flake surface and shape. Particle size distribution ranges are not highly controlled. They offer good opacity and typical metallic aesthetics but are not a good choice if a strong bright metallic appearance or clean metallic colour is required. Silver Dollar Flake Silver Dollar flakes have a Lenticular geometry and are differentiated from cornflake geometry by having very smooth polished surfaces and more rounded edges. These grades are automotive quality pigments which have highly controlled particle size distribution ranges and typically produce very clean exceptionally bright aesthetics. They are the brightest and whitest pigments based on their average particle size and will produce a very smooth patina and clean colours when tinted. Polished Cornflake The polished cornflake grades are manufactured to be brighter and whiter than grades with standard cornflake geometry. Grades based on this flake technology are well suited for use with chromatic pigment systems creating an array of colourful metallic effects. Vacuum Metallised Flake Vacuum metallised flakes are unique in having exceptionally smooth surfaces and uniform flake thickness. VMF grades are not made by a typical ball milling process. Instead, these grades are made by a vapor deposition process. They are capable of producing truly mirror like reflectance when properly formulated.

6 INDUSTRIAL COATINGS Products aluminium pigments form one of the two major categories of aluminium pigments. The ability of an aluminium pigment to leaf in a liquid coating is a function of the fatty acid lubricant used during the milling process. Typically a saturated fatty acid such as stearic is employed which coats the metal surface providing both hydrophobic and oleophobic characteristics. These nonwetting characteristics are responsible for the leafing properties of the pigment. When properly formulated and applied, a coating containing leafing pigments provides a solid bright silver finish. The flakes orient at or near the film surface parallel to each other and to the coating substrate. This orientation creates a continuous metallic flake barrier and a surface that will reflect light in a highly specular manner. This characteristic is also useful in protecting the underlying coating film from degradation due to UV light and environmental exposure. EternaBrite Pastes Silberline s Eternabrite leafing pastes are based on cornflake geometry manufactured to provide enhanced leafing characteristics. Eternabrite products offer a stronger, brighter more specular leafing reflectance compared to the standard leafing grades. They are characterized by a broad particle size distribution range offering good coverage. EternaBrite Premier Pastes Eternabrite Premier leafing pastes are based on silver dollar flake geometry. They produce the strongest most brilliant leafing effects of any milled aluminium pigment. When properly formulated, Eternabrite Premier pigments are capable of producing coatings with finishes approaching that of polished solid metal. Standard Pastes Standard leafing grades are based on cornflake geometry. They are manufactured to offer economical solutions to the coatings formulator seeking to develop coatings with typical metallic leafing effects. These products are available in medium to fine particle size and are characterized by a broad particle size distribution range for good coverage.

7 INDUSTRIAL COATINGS Products Non-leafing aluminium pigments are distinguished from leafing grades by their orientation in the coating film. Rather than orienting at or near the film surface, they are distributed evenly throughout the entire film. The random orientation of non-leafing pigment flakes throughout the coating film is due to the use of an unsaturated fatty acid, such as oleic, as a lubricant in the milling process. The metallic appearance created by non-leafing pigments is often characterized by a metallic grain or patina. Because of their orientation in the coating film, non-leafing aluminium pigments are ideally suited for producing a broad range of dazzling metallic colours when used in combination with chromatic pigments. Non-leafing grades typically produce a much less specular reflectance than leafing grades. Standard Silberline s standard non-leafing grades are based on cornflake geometry. They are ideally suited for use in industrial coatings where economics and typical metallic appearance is important. The metallic effects produced by these grades range from a muted silver to a standard silver appearance. The standard non-leafing pastes are available as grades with particle sizes ranging from medium to extra fine. They are characterized by a relatively broad particle size distribution range for good coverage. Sparkle Silver Series Silberline s Sparkle Silver pigments are polished cornflakes manufactured specifically to maximize their silver metallic colour and sparkle. They are ideally suited for use in industrial coatings where a strong metallic appearance is important. The metallic effects produced by these grades range from a bright silver appearance to dazzling silver sparkle. They are available in coarse to extra fine particle sizes and are characterized by a controlled particle size distribution range for enhanced metallic brightness and sparkle. They are ideally suited for use with chromatic pigments to create a full spectrum of brilliant metallic colours.

8 ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS FOR WATERBORNE INDUSTRIAL COATINGS Aluminium pigmented waterborne coatings have rapidly become a popular and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional solvent based metallic industrial coatings. Care should be taken when formulating with aluminium pigments in waterborne coatings to minimize the reaction between the aluminium pigment and water producing hydrogen gas. Silberline has developed several technologies to help control this reaction. These technologies involve the use of chemical passivating agents to reduce the ability of the aluminium pigment to react with water. Stable waterborne coatings with striking metallic effects can be developed by using proper formulating techniques and careful selection of coatings resin and additives. Aquasil BP and SilBerCote AQ families of aluminium pigments are two of the most effective technologies for use in waterborne coatings. Both Aquasil BP and SilBerCote AQ technologies have proven to be stable in a wide range of waterborne industrial coating formulations. STARBRITE VACUUM METALLISED PIGMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL COATINGS For coatings that require an extraordinarily bright mirror like metallic effect Silberline has developed StarBrite Vacuum Metallised Pigments. Unlike traditional milled aluminium pigments, StarBrite VMP is produced by depositing an ultra-thin layer of pure aluminium metal onto a polymer substrate. The aluminium metal layer is then converted into StarBrite VMP flake. When properly formulated into an industrial coating and applied appropriately these flakes will lay flat in a perfect plane producing a coating with truly mirror like reflectance. When combined with transparent pigments and dyes an infinite spectrum of brilliant colours can be developed. For applications requiring the same mirror like reflectance in waterborne coatings Silberline offers HydroStar passivated VMP flake grades.

9 ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS FOR POWDER COATINGS Silberline is committed to providing metallic pigments for use in all segments of the industrial coatings market, including powder coatings. The use of metallic pigmented powder coatings has grown steadily during the last decade. This growth is expected to continue. Silberline has developed several pigment technologies to keep pace with this growth. These technologies are designed to provide metallics compatible with current and developing coatings types and applications. The following families of Silberline aluminium pigments are designed to provide value to the powder coatings manufacturer based on ease of use, safety in handling and performance in the finished coating. Our products provide compatibility across a full range of powder coatings types and support the demands of virtually any application. The specific grades within our pigment palette provide a full spectrum of dazzling metallic effect possibilities. Silvet E grades are manufactured in pellet form. They are comprised of aluminium pigment in a polyethylene wax carrier. Each pellet is comprised typically of % aluminium pigment and 20% PE wax. Silvet E is typically incorporated into powder coatings through extrusion techniques. Silvet J grades are manufactured in pellet form. They are comprised of aluminium pigment in an aldehyde resin carrier. Silvet J products typically contain % aluminium pigment and 20% aldehyde resin carrier. Silvet J is typically incorporated into powder coatings through extrusion techniques. Silvet P grades are manufactured in pellet form. They are comprised of aluminium pigment in an acrylic resin carrier. Silvet P products typically contain % aluminium pigment and 20% acrylic resin carrier. Silvet P is typically incorporated into powder coatings through extrusion techniques. SilBerCote PC- grades represent a new generation of high performance aluminium pigments for use in powder coatings applied by electrostatic spray. These grades are typically incorporated into powder coatings by dry blending and are conveniently packaged in 2 kilogram bags for ease and safety in handling. LED/DF grades are aluminium pigments manufactured in loosely bound pigment flake aggregates known dedusted flakes. The surfaces of Silberline LED grades are polymer treated for increased compatibility with electrostatic spray and bonding applications. Silvet E1 grades are manufactured in pellet form. They are comprised of aluminium pigment in a polyethylene wax carrier similar to that of Silvet E. Silvet E1 products typically contain % aluminium pigment and 30% PE wax carrier. Silvet E1 pellets are produced in a low shear process and are easier to disperse than a comparable Silvet E pellet. Silvet E1 is typically incorporated into powder coatings through extrusion techniques.

10 EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR NERAL INDUSTRIAL COATINGS GRADE PREMIUM LEAFING GRADES NON-VOLATILE, WT. MA. % RETAINED ETERBRITE PREMIER 351 ETERBRITE PREMIER 2 ETERBRITE PREMIER STANDARD NON-LEAFING GRADES MA. % RETAINED SUPER FINE N ETRA FINE N ETRA FINE O STAMFORD N LANSFORD 243 STAMFORD O STAMFORD Q /HA /HA /HA /HA /HA /HA /HA "L" SERIES NON-LEAFING GRADES MA. % RETAINED L-228 L-2 L-476 /HA /HA /HA "A" SERIES NON-LEAFING GRADES MA. % RETAINED A-2291FG A-1592FG A-226 A-222FG /HF /HF /HF /HF SPARKLE SILVER SERIES MA. % RETAINED SPARKLE SILVER 7500 SPARKLE SILVER 00 SPARKLE SILVER 5742 SPARKLE SILVER 5745 SPARKLE SILVER 3500 SPARKLE SILVER 3666 SPARKLE SILVER 3641 SPARKLE SILVER 3622 SPARKLE SILVER 3624 SPARKLE SILVER * /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF /HF * Minimum % retained, 200 mesh ABBREVIATIONS: Mineral Spirits HA High Aromatic Exempt Mineral Spirits HF NE High Flash Nitroethane Glycol Ether 1 PDSG-I1

11 EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR NERAL INDUSTRIAL COATINGS GRADE AQUASIL SERIES FOR WATERBORNE COATINGS MA. % RETAINED AQUASIL BP SN AQUASIL BP 00 AQUASIL BP 205 AQUASIL BP 3500 AQUASIL BP /HA/NE/ /HA/NE/ /NE/ /HA/NE/ /HA/NE/ AQUA PASTE SERIES FOR WATERBORNE COATINGS MA. % RETAINED AQUA PASTE 00-C43 AQUA PASTE 4-C33 AQUA PASTE 5745-C33 AQUA PASTE 354-C /HA/ /HA/ /HA/ /HA/ SILBERCOTE "AQ" SERIES FOR WATERBORNE COATINGS MA. % RETAINED SILBERCOTE AQ E5000-F3 SILBERCOTE AQ E2154-F2 SILBERCOTE AQ E666-F2 SILBERCOTE AQ 354-F3 SILBERCOTE AQ 3130-F SILBERCOTE "Z" AND "Y" SERIES FOR SPECIALTY COATINGS SILBERCOTE Z SILBERCOTE Z SILBERCOTE Y SILBERCOTE 3641-Z MA. % RETAINED STARBRITE VACUUM METALLISED FLAKE PIGMENTS MA. % RETAINED STARBRITE 20 STARBRITE 42 STARBRITE 52 STARBRITE 68 8 ** ** ** ** * Minimum % retained, 200 mesh ** STARBRITE pigments are available in the following choice of solvents: ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and butyl acetate. ABBREVIATIONS: Mineral Spirits HA High Aromatic Exempt Mineral Spirits HF NE High Flash Nitroethane Glycol Ether 2 PDSG-I1

12 EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR TRADE AND MAINTENCE COATINGS GRADE ENHANCED AND PREMIUM LEAFING GRADES LEAFING %, MIN. NON-VOLATILE % BY WEIGHT ETERBRITE 1-1 ETERBRITE ETERBRITE ETERBRITE PREMIER 351 ETERBRITE PREMIER 2 ETERBRITE PREMIER STANDARD GRADES LEAFING %, MIN. NON-VOLATILE % BY WEIGHT ETRA FINE T A-78FG ETRA FINE P A-71FG A-6240 A-6209 ETRA FINE A STAMFORD P A-6211 LANSFORD 243 STAMFORD A1 A-6205 SILVAR A /HA ABBREVIATIONS: Mineral Spirits HA High Aromatic Exempt Mineral Spirits HF NE High Flash Nitroethane Glycol Ether 3 PDSG-I1

13 EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR POWDER COATINGS GRADE COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD SILVET E PELLETS SILVET E SILVET E SILVET E SPARKLE SILVET E SPARKLE SILVET 8-20-E SPARKLE SILVET E SPARKLE SILVET E D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM TYPE ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % 75 ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD SILVET E1 PELLETS SPARKLE SILVET ULTRA E1 SPARKLE SILVET PREMIER E1 SPARKLE SILVET ULTRA E1 SPARKLE SILVET PREMIER E1 SPARKLE SILVET E1 SPARKLE SILVET 7-30-E1 SPARKLE SILVET E1 SILVET E1 D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM TYPE ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD SILVET J PELLETS SILVET 2-20-J SPARKLE SILVET 8-20-J SPARKLE SILVET J SPARKLE SILVET J D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM TYPE Aldehyde Resin Aldehyde Resin Aldehyde Resin Aldehyde Resin ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD SILVET P PELLETS SPARKLE SILVET ULTRA P SPARKLE SILVET P SPARKLE SILVET ULTRA P SPARKLE SILVET PREMIER P SPARKLE SILVET P D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM TYPE Acrylic Resin Acrylic Resin Acrylic Resin Acrylic Resin Acrylic Resin ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING 4 PDSG-I1

14 EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR POWDER COATINGS GRADE COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD SILBERCOTE PC PIGMENT POWDER SILBERCOTE PC 8153 SILBERCOTE PC 8602 SILBERCOTE PC 6222 SILBERCOTE PC 62 SILBERCOTE PC 4852 SILBERCOTE PC 31 SILBERCOTE PC-91 D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM Powder Powder Powder Powder Powder Powder Powder TYPE ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING COMPATIBLE FOR USE BY INCORPORATION METHOD LED - POLYMER TREATED DEDUSTED LED-23AR LED-18AR D(50%) MICRONS PRODUCT FORM Dedusted Flake Dedusted Flake TYPE ALUMINUM PIGMENT CONTENT BY WEIGHT % 98.5* 98.5* ETRUSION DRY BLENDING BONDING * contains 1.5% dedusting agent 5 PDSG-I1

15 C o n t a c t U s : Silberline Global Headquarters 130 Lincoln Drive PO Box B Tamaqua, PA Phone: Toll-Free (USA & Canada): Fax: order@silberline.com Ernest Scheller III Center for Technical Functions & Advanced Manufacturing 36 Progress Avenue PO Box 152 Tamaqua, PA Phone: Toll-Free (USA & Canada): Fax: Silberline Limited Banbeath Road Leven, Fife Scotland KY8 5HD Phone: Fax: info@silberline.co.uk Silberline Asia Pacific Inc. 34 Kian Teck Drive Singapore Phone: Fax: sapmkt@silberline.com Silberline Brasil Limitada Rue Dr. Diogo de Faria, Cj. 34 Vila Clementino Sao Paulo Cep Brazil Phone: Fax: Silberline Pigmentos, SRL de CV Blvd. Atlixcayotl Torre Bosques II # San Andres Cholula Puebla CP 728 Mexico Phone: Fax: Silberline Mauritius Ltd. (Shanghai Representative Office) Unit 411, 40 Yan An Road Shanghai, P.R. China Phone: Fax: An ISO 9001 Registered Company 2008 Silberline This 2008 edition supersedes all previous editions. All statements, information and data combined herein are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are not to be taken as a guarantee, expressed warranty or an implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use, all of which are hereby disclaimed, or as a representation express or implied, for which Silberline would assume legal responsibility. Such statements, information and data are offered solely for your consideration, investigation and verification. The information and products referred to herein are intended for use only by skilled persons at their own risk. Silberline hereby disclaims liability for consequential, incidental and special damages. Statements or suggestions concerning possible use for the products referred to herein are made without representation or warranty that any such use is free of patent infringement and are not recommendations to infringe upon any patent. Silberline makes no warranty and assumes no responsibility or liability with respect to the suggestions and data contained herein. Individual product information and material safety data sheets are available from Silberline upon request and must be referred to because of potential serious hazards associated with the use of these products. Assistance in grade selection can be obtained through your local Silberline representative. For product formulations and assistance, contact Silberline s Technical Service/Product Applications Department. Silberline makes no guarantee, warranty or implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use regarding the mixture of the products referred to herein with other ingredients, whether or not performed in accordance with guidelines established by Silberline, all of which are hereby disclaimed.