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Identification & Functionality
- Pigment Type
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Features and Benefits
- Flexographic and Gravure inks produced using this series have excellent printability, transparency and color.
- Dissolves in a combination of in strong polar solvents such as alcohols and esters.
- Compatible with nitro-cellulose, ethyl-cellulose and certain acrylic and polyamide resins.
- Not recommended for exterior exposure.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Ink & Toner Type
- Applications
The Sterling Color 410 Series are especially formulated for use in Flexographic and Gravure ink formulations and give excellent printability, transparency and color.
The addition of Brightener 22 to the formulation will improve the overall color purity and brightness. As well as maintaining excellent color strength, the use of Brightener 22 can also reduce the overall cost of the ink. T
he Sterling Color 410 Series can also be blended with white to produce extremely bright pastel colors. Fluorescent Flexographic and Gravure inks are printed at very low film weights and therefore have limited lightfastness.
It is recommended that these inks be printed onto products designed for indoor applications. The Sterling Color 410 Series are completely soluble in various polar solvents commonly used in the Flexographic industry.
Using the 410 series in a mixture of alcohol and ester solvents results in a solution of sub - micron particle size, so requiring no need for any further milling.
The Sterling Color 410 Series can be easily blended to provide a range of fluorescent shades. Other shades may be obtained by blending with pastes of conventional pigments and dyes.
Properties
- Color
Regulatory & Compliance
- Regulatory INFO
Compliance with Swiss packaging inks Ordinance
All ingredients used in the manufacture of Sterling Color 410 Series are included in Annex 1 (list 1 and 2) and Annex 6 of the above regulation or are shown in the subsequent addendum within Letter 153.
Resolution AP (89) 1 - Colorants for Plastics in Contact with Food
In certain conditions migration of the dye from the resin may occur. It is necessary that the end user conducts their own tests on the final product to determine if migration will occur.
Heavy Metal Content
Analysis of the total amount of heavy metals on typical batches of Sterling Color 410 Series show that these are below the allowable limits given in Resolution AP (89) 1.
Antimony Arsenic Barium Cadmium Chromium Lead Mercury Selenium ppm found <5 <10 20 <5 <5 <5 <5 ppm AP(89)1 limit 500 100 100 100 1000 100 50 100
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life and Storage
- 120 months when kept in closed original packaging in a dry place at ambient temperature
- Keep away from sources of ignition.
- Avoid raising dust.