HEUCOSPERSE™ RS8120

Pigment Red 169

HEUCOSPERSE RS 8120 is an aqueous Pigment Red 169 dispersion based on a styrene acrylic resin. The stir-in rhodamine yellow shade dispersion has excellent gloss and transparency for various flexographic and gravure water based inks. The products exhibit excellent transfer properties, shock resistance and are press-ready. It is especially designed for Kraft and paperboard ink applications.

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Benefits

  • Broad compatibility
  • Excellent strength, gloss and transparency
  • Excellent transfer properties and shock resistance
  • Formulated to be very low VOC

Technical data

Product Data

Physical Data

Pigment chemistry Triarylcarbonium
Appearance Red liquid
pH 8.5 – 9.5
Specific gravity [g/cm3] 1.15
Pigment solids [%] 25
Total solids [%] 37 – 44

 

Main Fields of Application

  • Waterborne inks
  • Flexographic inks
  • Gravure inks

 

Coloristic Specifications

Grav. tinct. strength [%] 95.0 -105.0
Color difference DE <1.5
Green-red axis Da -1.0 to 1.0
Blue-yellow axis Db -1.0 to 1.0
Purity DC -1.0 to 1.0
Shade DH -1.0 to 1.0

 

Fastness Data

Fastness properties*
Acid 3
Alkali 2
Scale of 1 – 5, with 5 best (ISO 787-4)

 

Fastness to light
Full shade 3-4
Reduction 1:1 with TiO2
Reduction 1:3 with TiO2
Scale of 1 – 8, with 5 best (ISO 105-B01)

*The performance data shown is taken from the pigment suppliers literature.