Plastics Trade Names
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Plastics Trade Names
Silberline offers a wide range of product line solutions for the plastics category.
Leafing Type
Leafing type products are characterized by fine particle size, high hiding power and brightness. Designed for reflective coatings, aerosol cans coatings and gravure inks.
SIL-O-WET
These grades are treated with a chemical inhibitor to limit the reaction of aluminum in an aqueous system, making them ideal for water-based ink applications.
SILVET
Aluminum pigment in a low-dusting, low-VOC pellet or granule for a variety of polymers, plastics, and liquid ink applications.
SILVET E
SILVET® technology produced with a polyethylene wax carrier, designed for ease of handling, low residual solvent content and low dusting.
SILVET E1
SILVET® technology produced with a polyethylene wax carrier with a lower density than SILVET E grades.
SILVET J
The SILVET® J family pigments are pelletized in a widely compatible resin for the ink industry and are compatible with most solvent-based inks.
SILVET P
SILVET® technology, produced with an acrylic carrier.
SILVET Premier
This unique silver dollar technology gives designers the possibility to create whiter, brighter and cleaner silver and polychromatic colors in a low dusting, low-VOC pellet or granule.
SILVET Ultra
Very bright, lenticular pigments offering an exceptionally smooth patina and narrow particle size distribution in a low dusting, low-VOC pellet or granule.
SILVEX
Wetted pigments with a high boiling plasticizer carrier with very low residual solvent content.
SILVEX DOA
Aluminum pigments that use dioctyl adipate (DOA) as a carrier to create a safe dampened powder/paste commonly used for flexible PVC applications.
SILVEX Premier
This unique silver dollar technology gives designers the possibility to create whiter, brighter and cleaner silver and polychromatic colors wetted with a high boiling plasticizer carrier with very low residual solvent content.
SILVEX Ultra
Very bright, lenticular pigments offering an exceptionally smooth patina and narrow particle size distribution wetted with a high boiling plasticizer carrier with very low residual solvent content.
SPARKLE SILVET
Dry, non-dusting granular form for ease of handling and dispersion when added to powder coatings by the extrusion method.
SPARKLE SILVET Elite Liquid Metal
Ultra-fine, narrow particle size effect pigments with the highest level of brightness for near chrome appearance.
SPARKLE SILVET Ultra
SPARKLE SILVET Ultra are extremely bright, silver dollar aluminum pigments produced in pellet form to reduce the potential for generating airborne particles and to improve ease of handling.
SPARKLE SILVET Ultra Liquid Metal
Ultra-fine, narrow particle size effect pigments for near chrome appearance.
TUFFLAKE
Degradation-resistant pigments developed to be compatible with newer paint application systems.
TUFFLAKE Premier
Degradation resistant silver dollar aluminum pigments with a highly polished surface and narrow particle size.
02PLASTICS LITERATURE
Plastics Applications
Silberline offers a wide variety of product solutions for plastics. Review plastics product solutions organized by polymer selection.
Global Plastics Brochure
The following brochure is provided to act both as an introduction to our plastics product line and to serve as an aid in the proper selection of Silberline pigments for your specific application.
North American Coatings Brochure
Silberline provides a wide variety of aluminum pigments in North America for use in coatings to produce metallic silver and colored metallic shades for applications as diverse as automotive OEM, refinish, mobile phones, appliances, packaging, cosmetics, televisions, wheel coatings, bicycle coatings, etc. With the widest range of particle size, geometry and delivery forms, the possible applications for applying these unique metallic pigments are as limitless as the imagination.
European Coatings Brochure
Effect Pigments for Plastics
Silberline’s Effect Pigments for Plastics Binder includes detailed information on SILVET and SILVEX products for plastics, including the Extra SPARKLE SILVET®, Extra SPARKLE SILVEX®, SPARKLE SILVEX Ultra and SPARKLE SILVET Ultra product families. The binder contains information on proper dispersion of aluminum pigments in plastics as well as display chips for the SILVET and SILVEX products.
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SILVET P for Plastics Brochure
SILVET has become the most widely recognized technology for incorporating aluminum into plastics for a wide range of functional and aesthetic applications. The SILVET P for Plastics brochure includes product information and a guide for use of these products.
Extra SPARKLE SILVET / SILVEX for Plastics Brochure
This brochure highlights Extra SPARKLE SILVET / SILVEX – pigments with the potential for creating alluring and novel aesthetics in plastics.
Asia Plastics Brochure
Silberline offers a range of aluminum effects pigments for plastics for the Asian market.
White Paper - Aluminum Pigments for Plastics
The focus of this article is to educate aluminum pigment users on the safe and proper incorporation of Silberline products in plastics applications.
White Paper – The Effects of Accelerated Weathering
This study focused on the use of several aluminum flake products, compounded with different polymers, and subjected to exposed and unexposed conditions. Test results of exposed and unexposed samples were compared to determine basic trends of accelerated weathering on molded polymers.
White Paper – Flow and Weld Line Mitigation Using Aluminum Pigments
The focus of this article is to explain the appearance of flow and weld lines when using metallic pigments, make suggestions on formulations to reduce line visibility, and propose processing conditions that could improve part appearance.
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