Permanent Yellow DGR

Pigment Yellow 126

Permanent Yellow DGR is a modified, opaque diarylide yellow pigment based on Pigment Yellow 12. It meets the requirements for the European Scale for Process printing. Compared to a Pigment Yellow 12 it exhibits a distinctly better light fastness (1 step on blue scale), distinctly higher color strength and excellent flow properties. Recommended for paste inks (newspaper printing) as well as for solvent- and water based packaging gravure and flexographic printing inks.

Permanent Yellow DGR

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Benefits

  • Tinctorial strength and gloss
  • High color strength
  • Excellent flow properties

Technical data

Product Data

Physical Data

Density [g/cm³] 1.40
pH-value
Specific surface [m²/g] 31
Average particle size [nm] 75
Fineness of grind [µm]
Viscosity [Pa·s]
Oil absorption [ml/100g] 62

Fastness Data

Staining of the test medium by:
Test Medium Powder pigment Print / draw-down Change of the print
Solvent mixture 4-5 5 5
Ethanol 5 5 5
Ethyl acetate 3-4 4 4-5
MEK 3-4 4 4-5
Toluene 3 3-4 4
White spirit 4-5 5 5
DOP 4-5 5
Paraffine 4-5 4-5
Butter 5
Soap 5 5
Alkali 5 5
Acid 5 5
Heat stability 10 min. 180°C
30 min. 180°C
Light fastness 1/3 SD 5.1% 3-4
Light fastness 10.0% 4
Silver laquer 5
Sterilization Water phase Steam phase
5 5

Applications

Recommended for

Paste inks

Sheetfed
Heatset
Coldset
Silkscreen
Metal deco
UV curing (Offset)

Liquid inks

NC alcohol
NC acetate
Waterbased
Polyvinyl butyral
Polyamide
Pub gravure, Toluene
Decorative laminates
UV curring (Flexo)

■ highly recommended
● recommended
○ limited suitability
–  not tested