Metallic Effect Pigments

Innovative Solutions for

the Automotive Industry

AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT
TO INNOVATION AND QUALITY
The year was 1945. The aluminium industry pioneer was Ernest Scheller. The
vision was to create a company that would provide innovative, superior quality
effect pigments and customised service, with unyielding integrity. Recognised
today as a world leader in the manufacture and supply of aluminium effect
pigments, Silberline is that company envisioned by Ernest Scheller over
65 years ago.
As a family-owned business with Lisa Jane Scheller as President and CEO,
our commitment to innovation and business integrity remains integral to our
operations today. With over 700 employees worldwide and manufacturing,
technical and research centres in Europe, Asia and North America, Silberline
is a global supplier of effect pigments for the automotive, graphics arts and
printing inks, plastics and industrial coatings industries.
Through our highly-experienced professional account managers, technical
service representatives, and a global network of independent agents and
distributors, we provide pigments that meet the needs of our valued
customers who expect brilliant visual effects, excellent performance,
expanded functional capabilities, and the highest quality products.

SERVICE THAT GOES

BEYOND THE EXPECTED
Our global Technical Service team members are
leaders in their field. With over a century of
accumulated experience and know-how in the
automotive industry, they are well-equipped to
deliver personalised service that goes beyond
what you may expect, everyday.
We have the technical resources to apply both
solvent and waterborne coatings via air-assisted
siphon spray or using our state-of-the-art
electrostatic Bell equipment. We are proud of
our teams ability to provide proactive, prompt
and personalised service to our customers
worldwideand honoured to be considered
industry experts in automotive effect pigments.

A ROBUST LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE PIGMENTS THAT DRIVE OTHERS TO ENVY

For over 40 years, we have been committed to the development and supply
of innovative aluminium effect pigments to the automotive industry. In fact,
in 1965 the Silberline team unlocked the secret of acid staining resistant
aluminium pigments. This development enabled automotive coatings
manufacturers to create metallic effects that were able to withstand
environmental conditions, solving a critical issue that had plagued the
automotive industry for years.
Today, as a result of our advanced manufacturing and best-in-class
research and development, we have a robust line of automotive pigments
including our SPARKLE SILVER, SPARKLE SILVER Premier, SILVER
STAR, SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA, and PLATINUM SILVER series. These
pigments continue to inspire and provide automotive industry stylists and
coatings formulators with a wide range of brighter and more dazzling
metallic effects. Our TUFFLAKE products are well-respected in the industry
for their outstanding degradation resistance in automotive OEM systems.
In addition to providing aluminium pigments in the traditional paste form,
we provide a variety of grades as surface treated SILBERCOTE products
for outstanding performance in a variety of applications. For waterborne
coatings, weve developed two robust chemistries for aluminium corrosion
control. SILBERCOTE AQ inhibition technology and AQUA PASTE
passivation protection offer a wide range of metallic effect pigments
suitable for waterborne applications. We also manufacture our own Vacuum
Metallised Flake pigmentsour STARBRITE and HYDROSTAR products
offer some of the highest reflectivity and distinctness of image (DOI) of any
Vacuum Metallised Flake pigment on the market today.
The development of new products for automotive color stylists is a key
driver at Silberline. The new TUFFLAKE Premier family offers improved
aesthetics versus TUFFLAKE with the same outstanding degradation
resistance. Our SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal pigments deliver the
look and appearance of VMF with the formulation and application benefits
of conventional aluminium paste. The new SPARKLE SILVER X-treme 20
pigment is the brightest of our pigments in the 18-20 micron particle size
range with the most extreme flop effect.

METALLIC EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR

AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS
SPARKLE SILVER
As metallic appearances grew in popularity as a coating for automobiles,
designers longed to create brighter and more dazzling colours. We paved
the way with the development of our SPARKLE SILVER series of aluminium
pigments. Armed with technology to polish aluminium flakes for a brighter
appearance, we gave colour designers the aesthetics they craved in bold
new polychromatic effects. The fact that more SPARKLE SILVER pigments
are formulated into automotive metallic coatings than any other grade
throughout the world is testament to the longevity and importance of
this technology.
SPARKLE SILVER Premier
Throughout the 1990s, the colour palette trend was toward finer and
brighter metallic effects. Though fineness and brightness trend in opposite
directions when developing aluminium pigments, we engineered the flakes
in SPARKLE SILVER Premier pigments to have more uniform surfaces,
sharper edges and controlled particle size distribution. This unique silver
dollar technology broke the fineness or brightness paradigm and gave
designers whiter, brighter and cleaner polychromatic effects.
SILVER STAR
Manufactured to the highest quality standards, SILVER STAR was expressly
designed to meet our customers demand for the highest quality aluminium
pigments for automotive coatings. The pigments advanced silver dollar
technology yields exceptional brilliance, expansive metallic travel and very
smooth patina. In addition, SILVER STAR pigments are optimised for Bell
application where they exhibit improved pigment orientation. They offer
excellent performance in automotive OEM finishes and are ideal for use in
refinish as well as automotive interior coatings, wheel coatings, parts
and accessories.
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA
Our SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA grades are very bright, silver dollar pigments,
offering a very smooth patina and narrow particle size distribution, allowing
the formulator to create brilliant masstones or clean, vibrant colours.
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA grades are designed for the stylist to raise the bar
in terms of metallic effects and creativity.

NEW PRODUCT! SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal

Producing a brilliant sheen with no visible particles, these pigments provide
the appearance of pure metals such as brushed aluminium, polished steel
or anodized aluminium. SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal pigments
deliver a powerful one-two punchthe look and appearance of Vacuum
Metallised Flake (VMF) with the application benefits of conventional
aluminium pastes. SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal pigments offer a
bright, highly-polished reflective surface with little or no grain, narrow particle
size distribution (PSD) and smooth patina. They are ideal for automotive
interiors, wheel coatings, trim and accessories, and specialty applications.
PLATINUM SILVER
PLATINUM SILVER pigments are silver dollar type pigments offering a highlypolished appearance with exceptional brightness, excellent opacity, a high
flop index, and a more silky smooth patina. These aluminium pigments
provide a wide range of metallic effects from bright silver to chromatic.
TUFFLAKE
Technology never stands still, and this is true in automotive coatings
application technologies. Newer paint application systems subject coatings
containing aluminium pigments to tremendous shear forces. These
mechanical forces can have the tendency of dulling the metallic appearance
of the final coating by breaking and deforming the individual aluminium
flakes. Our TUFFLAKE line of circulation-resistant pigments is specifically
engineered to withstand these mechanical forces and maintain their
targeted appearance.

NEW PRODUCT! TUFFLAKE Premier

TUFFLAKE Premier is the next generation of TUFFLAKE pigments from
Silberline. The overall brightness, metallic travel, degradation resistance,
smooth patina, and improved Bell orientation makes TUFFLAKE Premier
ideal for use in automotive OEM applications. When compared with similar
particle size TUFFLAKE pigments, TUFFLAKE Premier exhibits excellent
degradation resistance for automotive OEM, improved orientation
and brighter face with deeper travel in both Bell and air-assisted
siphon applications.

NEW PRODUCT! SPARKLE SILVER X-treme

SPARKLE SILVER X-treme special effect aluminium pigments provide
intense effects including dazzling sparkle and deep metallic travel.
Manufactured to the highest quality standards, SPARKLE SILVER X-treme
pigments allow for clean tint bases that boost chromatic effect. Their
X-treme metallic travel generates richness in metallic reflection across a
wide range of viewing angles, making SPARKLE SILVER X-treme ideal for
distinctive automotive finishes.
SPARKLE SILVER X-treme pigments will make your products stand out and
are also ideal effects for coatings on X-treme sports equipment such as
snowboards, skateboards, surfboards, skis, and two-wheelers.

METALLIC EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
SILBERCOTE X, Y AND Z
These specialty grades are bright, surface-treated, nonleafing aluminium
pigments. The treatment on the aluminium flake may create a coating
which is less conductive in an electrostatic field. The surface treatment
also improves spray characteristics and enhances acid and alkali staining
resistance. These performance characteristics provide superior performance
for a variety of applications including automotive parts and accessories.

METALLIC EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR

AQUEOUS COATINGS
PRE-PASSIVATED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS
As the market for waterborne automotive coatings continues to grow
worldwide, so has our investment in pre-passivated technologies for
aluminium pigments. We have developed several unique passivation
technologies, each with a level of sophistication and performance that is
tailored to meet current requirements for automotive OEM and refinish

coatings. Our waterborne coatings solutions are based on technologically

advanced corrosion controlled systems.
Various chemistries have been developed to optimise their interaction
with the aluminium flake surface, imparting outstanding performance
while maintaining optimum aesthetics. We can apply our corrosion control
chemistries to any traditional aluminium effect pigment in our product
line resulting in a wide range of metallic effects. Each lot of passivated
aluminium pigment produced is tested and approved for gassing stability
prior to shipment, thus assuring that our SILBERCOTE AQ and AQUA PASTE
products will be stable in a waterborne paint system.
SILBERCOTE AQ
The SILBERCOTE AQ family of inhibited aluminium pigments is designed for
use in automotive OEM and refinish waterborne coatings systems. These
products are easily dispersed in water and have excellent adhesion. The
SILBERCOTE AQ technology can be applied to both cornflake and silver
dollar type pigments resulting in a wide range of metallic effects. Using
advanced techniques, silica is deposited onto the surface of the aluminium
flake producing a pigment with excellent gassing resistance and stability
in waterborne formulations. The silica treatment has also been proven to
enhance circulation stability by maintaining the aluminium flake integrity
under the shear forces typically associated with recirculation of paints.
SILBERCOTE AQ inhibited aluminium pigments are suitable for both metal
and plastic coating applications.
SILBERCOTE AQ STAR
Silberlines SILBERCOTE AQ Star inhibited aluminium pigments are designed
for use in automotive OEM and refinish waterborne coatings systems. Using
advanced techniques, silica is deposited onto the surface of the aluminium
flake producing a family of pigments with excellent gassing resistance
and stability in a range of dazzling metallic effects. SILBERCOTE AQ Star
products employ Silberlines advanced silver dollar pigment technology

and offer exceptional brilliance, expansive metallic travel and very smooth
patina in waterborne coatings. In addition they offer excellent performance
and degradation resistance in automotive OEM and are suitable for use in
automotive interior coatings, wheel coatings, parts and accessories.
AQUA PASTE
The AQUA PASTE series of passivated aluminium pigments is
designed for use in automotive OEM and refinish waterborne coatings
systems. Our AQUA PASTE inorganic passivation technology is applicable
to traditional cornflake as well as silver dollar type aluminium flakes and is
not limited by particle size. Like our SILBERCOTE AQ products, AQUA PASTE
passivated aluminium pigments are easy to disperse and offer excellent
gassing resistance and stability.

VACUUM METALLISED EFFECT PIGMENTS

STARBRITE
Automotive stylists and coatings formulators continue to look for new and
exciting special effect pigments to deliver novel aesthetics. Current styling
trends in the automotive industry favour the flash and eye catching appeal
of brushed metallic and liquid metal effects. Our STARBRITE Vacuum
Metallised Flake is a platelet-like aluminium pigment with exceptionally high
surface area and aspect ratio. STARBRITEs unique characteristics enable
the formulator to achieve a smooth mirror-like metallic effect with a highly
reflective brilliant finish.
HYDROSTAR
Our HYDROSTAR Vacuum Metallised Flake pigments are supplied in
passivated form, and like STARBRITE pigments, HYDROSTAR Vacuum
Metallised Flake pigments enable smooth, mirror-like metallic effects in
waterborne coating applications.
Product recommended for waterborne applications.

BEST-IN-CLASS PRODUCTS
THAT DELIVER BRIGHTNESS
AND DAZZLING EFFECT
Through advanced manufacturing technologies, our aluminium
pigments provide automotive stylists and coatings formulators
with brighter and more dazzling metallic effects as well as excellent
degradation resistance. Aluminium effect pigments are plate-like
particles with directional light reflectance and/or scattering
characteristics. They present variation in lightness (colourless
reflection) or saturation (chroma) with changes in the viewing angle.
The aesthetic effect achieved by an automotive coating depends in
part on the pigment particle size, pigment shape, and the degree
and method of polishing the flakeall of which contribute to the
coatings brightness, sparkle and metallic travel. Following are
graphs showing these contributing characteristics for our SPARKLE
SILVER Premier, SILVER STAR, SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA, PLATINUM
SILVER, TUFFLAKE and TUFFLAKE Premier series of pigments.
Please note that all of the information used for comparing aluminium
pigments was generated from coatings applied over metal utilizing
Bell electrostatic equipment with dual-axes control capabilities.

Family
SSP

SST

SPARKLE
SILVER
Premier
SILVER
STAR

PS

PLATINUM
SILVER

SSU

SPARKLE
SILVER ULTRA

TF

TUFFLAKE

n
n

TFP

TUFFLAKE
Premier

T hese flakes have more uniform surfaces, smoother edges and controlled particle size distribution.
U nique silver dollar technology broke the fineness or brightness paradigm and gave designers whiter, brighter and
cleaner polychromatic effects.

A dvanced silver dollar technology yields exceptional brilliance, expansive metallic travel and very smooth patina.*
Optimised for Bell application where they exhibit improved pigment orientation.
n Distinctive performance and degradation resistance in automotive OEM finishes.
n
n

S ilver dollar pigments offering a highly-polished appearance with exceptional brightness, excellent opacity, a high flop
index, and a more silky smooth patina.*
n A wide range of metallic effects from bright silver to chromatic.
n

H
 ighly polished, extremely bright silver dollar flakes, offering a smooth patina* at the fine end of the spectrum and a
narrow particle size distribution.
nA
 llows the formulator to create very smooth, brilliant masstones or clean, vibrant colours.
n Designed to achieve the highest level of metallic effects and creativity.
n

n
n

O
 utstanding degradation resistance in high-solids Automotive OEM systems
S ilver dollar pigments optimised for Bell application

N
 ext generation of TUFFLAKE with excellent degradation resistance and improved brightness
Silver dollar pigments with a narrow particle size distribution resulting in excellent aesthetics
nS
 ame outstanding degradation resistance as the TUFFLAKE family
n
n

* Patina is an attribute of aluminium pigments described as the smoothness or silkiness (fineness) of the pigment grain. It is a visually subjective comparative term that is used to express the
appearance of coatings and described by expression such as coarse, grainy, medium, fine, smooth and silky.

Aesthetics and Degradation

Degradation resistant aluminium pigments provide consistent metallic appearances in automotive coatings that are
subjected to the shearing forces associated with OEM recirculation systems. By carefully selecting the proper raw
materials and controlling the particle size, new grades were developed that demonstrate dramatic improvements in
resistance to circulation damage.

Description

Organisation Based on Family

This graphic details the effect of median particle size on the brightness and degradation resistance properties among
our more sophisticated families of effect pigments. Head on Brightness (HOB), or amount of colourless light reflected
at the near specular L*15 angle, increases with increasing D50 in any particular product family.

Organisation by Brightness L* Value at 15 Degrees

Organisation Based on Particle Size

The brightness of these effect pigments can be described as lighter,

brighter, greyer and darker, all of which are related to particle size
and particle size distribution. The lightness is measured by integrating

the amount of colourless light reflected back from the surface of the
flakes, using a reflectometer or goniospectrophotometer, and given a
numeric value L* on the L*a*b* colour scale.

When we speak of particle size, we typically mean the average

(median) diameter of the flakes, expressed as the D(50). For most
new automotive coating applications, the D(50) usually falls within
the range of 825 microns. Generally speaking, the smaller particles
yield better hiding, appearance, and improved Distinctness of Image
(DOI). The larger particles yield higher sparkle and brightness.

As a rule, a grade that has a broad distribution will consist of both

more fine and large flakes. A grade with more fines will have
improved opacity but will be darker on the face angles and lighter on
the flop angles. A grade that has a narrower or more controlled
distribution will appear brighter on the face and darker or cleaner on
the flop angles. This clean appearance allows for better chromatic
colour development in tint bases.

The Particle Size Distribution (PSD) is equally as important as the

average particle size. The PSD is defined as the range in particle
sizes from the smallest to the largest. The PSD is usually a Gaussian
curve; however, special processes may yield a narrower range or a
translated distribution.

Organisation by Flop Index and Metallic Travel

The graph ranks the products in order of greatest to least Flop Index
and also includes the corresponding Metallic Travel for each grade.
Coatings containing aluminium pigments have the ability to reflect
varying intensities of light with changes in observation angles.
Generally speaking, the observational angles are grouped into three
categories: face (near specular), mid specular (or diffuse), and flop
(far specular) and correlate to the instrumental viewing angles on a
goniospectrophotometer as follows:
Near specular
Mid specular
Far specular

15 or 25 degrees
45 degrees
75 or 110 degrees

Metallic travel (T) is described as the difference in extent to which

the face (also synonymous with HOB) appears a bright silver chroma
when compared to the darker, gray flop. The mathematical expression
uses absolute values in L*a*b* colour space and is defined by:
T = L*15 L*110
The Flop Index (FI) is the measurement of the change in reflectance
of a metallic colour as it is rotated through the range of viewing
angles. A flop index of 0 indicates a solid colour, while a very high
flop metallic basecoat colour may have a flop index of 1517. Flop
Index is mathematically defined by:
FI = 2.69 (L*15 L*110)1.11 / (L*45)0.86

(Instrumental angles are determined by reference to the specular

angle which is 45 degrees from normal.)

Product Specifications

Product Specifications

Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

SPARKLE SILVER Cornflake Al Pigments................................................ 8
SPARKLE SILVER Premier Silver Dollar Al Pigments................................ 1 0
SILVER STAR Silver Dollar Al Pigments................................................. 1 1
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Silver Dollar Al Pigments................................. 11
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal Al Pigments.................................... 11
SPARKLE SILVER X-Treme Al Pigments.................................................. 11
PLATINUM SILVER Silver Dollar Al Pigments........................................ 12
TUFFLAKE Degradation Resistant Al Pigments....................................... 12
TUFFLAKE Premier Degradation Resistant Al Pigments........................... 12

Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Parts and Accessories

SILBERCOTE PC-X Surface Treated Al Pigments.................................... 13
SILBERCOTE Y Resin Treated Al Pigments............................................ 13
SILBERCOTE Z Resin Treated Al Pigments............................................ 13
ETERNABRITE Leafing Al Pigments..................................................... 1 3

Metallic Effect Pigments for Aqueous Coatings

SILBERCOTE AQ Inhibited Al Pigments................................................. 14
SILBERCOTE AQ STAR Inhibited Al Pigments......................................... 14
AQUA PASTE Passivated Al Pigments................................................... 15

Vacuum Metallised Effect Pigments

STARBRITE Vacuum Metallised Al Pigments ......................................... 16
HYDROSTAR Passivated Vacuum Metallised Al Pigments......................... 1 6

Waterborne
Automotive
General Industrial
Powder Coating

Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

SPARKLE SILVER CORNFLAKE ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2998AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-1745AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2169**
E-693AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2567ST**
SPARKLE SILVER
E-1757AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
E-666AR**
E-666ST**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-1147AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
E-588AR**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER

7000-AR
E 7000-AR**
7005-AR
7500
6246-AR
5000-AR
5500
E 5000-AR**
3333-AR
E 5306-AR**
5745
5271-AR
5742
E 5245-AR**
5242-AR
5245-AR
3400-AR
3000-AR
3201-ST
E 3000-AR**

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

64
64
64
62
64
60
62
64
62
64
64
64
60
60
64
66
64
63
64
60
60
60
64
62
64
60
60
65
65
65

7
8
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
27
28
28
28

0.10
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10
0.10
0.01
0.10
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10
2.00
0.01
2.00

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5

BULKING*
0.081
0.081
0.081
0.083
0.081
0.085
0.083
0.081
0.083
0.081
0.081
0.081
0.085
0.085
0.081
0.079
0.081
0.082
0.081
0.085
0.085
0.085
0.081
0.083
0.081
0.085
0.085
0.080
0.080
0.080

SOLVENT

APPLICATION

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

* Typical value
** Currently available in Europe
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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SPARKLE SILVER CORNFLAKE ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS (continued)

FAMILY

SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2141**
SPARKLE SILVER

3199-AR
E 3166-AR**
3141-ST
3166-AR
3666
3641
E 3199-AR**
3622
3122-AR
3130-AR
E 3622**

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

60
60
66
60
60
70
60
78
78
74
70
75

29
30
30
31
31
31
31
35
37
37
38
38

2.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
1.00

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.7

BULKING*
0.085
0.085
0.079
0.085
0.085
0.075
0.085
0.067
0.067
0.071
0.075
0.070

SOLVENT

APPLICATION

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

* Typical value
** Currently available in Europe

Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

SPARKLE SILVER Premier SILVER DOLLAR ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2107AR**
E-2157**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2154**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2152**
SPARKLE SILVER
SPARKLE SILVER
E-2506AR**
SPARKLE SILVER

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier

695
673
561
516-AR**
572
552
E504-AR**
554

Premier 331-AR
Premier 404-AR
Premier 303-AR
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier
Premier

313-AR
454
353
132-AR
354

Premier E354**
Premier 182
Premier 055

75
75
64
64
70
70
70
70
64
64
72
70
70
65
70
70
70
78
70
65
70
78
70
80

D(50%)
(MICRONS)
12
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
20
21
22
22
23
24
24
26
26
29
34
34

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10
0.01
0.01
0.10
0.10
0.01
0.10

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.9

BULKING*
0.070
0.070
0.081
0.081
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.081
0.081
0.073
0.075
0.075
0.080
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.067
0.075
0.080
0.075
0.067
0.075
0.065

SOLVENT

APPLICATION

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

* Typical value
** Currently available in Europe
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

SILVER STAR SILVER DOLLAR ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS
FAMILY

SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER

STAR
STAR
STAR
STAR
STAR

010
012
015
018
022

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

70
70
70
70
75

10
12
15
18
22

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10

1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7

0.075
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.070

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA SILVER DOLLAR ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE
SPARKLE

SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER

ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA
ULTRA

7908
7807
7806
6704
7605
6656
6756
6605
6555

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

70
73
75
77
75
72
72
80
75

8
9
10
11
13
13
13
15
18

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7

0.075
0.072
0.070
0.068
0.070
0.073
0.073
0.065
0.070

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal (LM) ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal 011LM
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal 018LM
SPARKLE SILVER ULTRA Liquid Metal 020LM

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

65
60
65

11
18
20

0.01
0.01
0.01

1.5
1.4
1.5

0.079
0.087
0.079

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

SPARKLE SILVER X-treme ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SPARKLE SILVER X-treme 20

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

72

20

0.1

1.7

0.073

MS/HA

APPLICATION

* Typical value
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Metallic Effect Pigments for Automotive Coatings

PLATINUM SILVER SILVER DOLLAR ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

PLATINUM
PLATINUM
PLATINUM
PLATINUM
PLATINUM
PLATINUM

SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER
SILVER

008
010
012
014
016
018

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

70
70
70
70
70
70

8
10
12
14
16
18

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6

0.075
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.075

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

TUFFLAKE DEGRADATION RESISTANT ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE
TUFFLAKE

5950
4700
4615
3650
3700
3645
3120-AR
3620
2222-AR

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

70
70
70
78
76
78
78
78
82

11
13
15
15
15
16
17
18
35

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.10

1.6
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9

0.075
0.075
0.075
0.067
0.069
0.067
0.067
0.067
0.063

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

TUFFLAKE Premier DEGRADATION RESISTANT ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

TUFFLAKE Premier 010
TUFFLAKE Premier 013
TUFFLAKE Premier 018

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

70
72
78

10
13
18

0.01
0.01
0.01

1.6
1.7
1.8

0.076
0.073
0.067

MS/HA
MS/HA
MS/HA

APPLICATION

* Typical value
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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SILBERCOTE PC-X SURFACE TREATED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE

PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC

% NV (BY WEIGHT)

D(50%) (MICRONS)***

MAX % RETAINED 325 MESH

SPECIFIC GRAVITY*

99
99
99
99
99
99
99

13
15
20
26
33
37
55

0.10
0.10
0.10
1.00
0.10
1.00
5.00

2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6

8602X
8153X
6222X
6792X
4852X
3101X
1291X

APPLICATION

SILBERCOTE Y RESIN TREATED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

SILBERCOTE 516-20Y
SILBERCOTE 303-20Y
SILBERCOTE 5245-20Y

55
55
50

D(50%) MAX % RETAINED SPECIFIC

(MICRONS)
325 MESH
GRAVITY*
13
20
21

1.00
1.00
1.00

1.2
1.2
1.2

BULKING*

SOLVENT

AL%

0.097
0.097
0.101

MS
MS
MS

45
45
41

BULKING*

SOLVENT

AL%

0.097
0.097
0.101

MS
MS
MS

45
45
41

APPLICATION

SILBERCOTE Z RESIN TREATED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

SILBERCOTE 516-20Z
SILBERCOTE 303-20Z
SILBERCOTE 5245-20Z

55
55
50

D(50%) MAX % RETAINED SPECIFIC

(MICRONS)
325 MESH
GRAVITY*
13
20
21

1.00
1.00
1.00

1.2
1.2
1.2

APPLICATION

ETERNABRITE LEAFING ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

ETERNABRITE 651-1
ETERNABRITE Premier 351
ETERNABRITE Premier 255

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

% LEAF
(MIN.)

D(50%)
MICRONS

72
80
74

80
60
70

8
12
15

MAX % RETAINED SPECIFIC

325 MESH
GRAVITY*
BULKING*
SOLVENT
0.10
0.10
0.10

1.6
1.8
4.7

0.076
0.065
0.026

C-66
MS
MS

ASTM SPEC
D926-86

APPLICATION

Type II Class A
Type II Class A
Type II Class A

* Typical value
*** Note: Value is prior to treatment
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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Metallic Effect Pigments for Aqueous Coatings

SILBERCOTE AQ INHIBITED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE

AQ
AQ
AQ
AQ
AQ
AQ

E5000-F3X
E554-F2X
E666-F2X
E2154-F2X
E354-F3X
3130-F1X

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)***
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

AL%

TYPE

50
50
50
50
58
58

15
17
20
21
26
37

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.5

0.092
0.091
0.091
0.093
0.091
0.082

GE
GE
GE
GE
GE
GE

41
45
44
43
50
55

Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition

APPLICATION

SILBERCOTE AQ Star INHIBITED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE
SILBERCOTE

AQ
AQ
AQ
AQ
AQ

Star
Star
Star
Star
Star

010
012
015
018
022

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)***
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
200 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

AL%

TYPE

60
60
60
60
60

10
12
15
18
22

0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

0.082
0.082
0.082
0.081
0.081

GE
GE
GE
GE
GE

53
53
54
53
55

Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition
Inhibition

APPLICATION

* Typical value
*** Note: Value is prior to treatment
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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Metallic Effect Pigments for Aqueous Coatings

AQUA PASTE PASSIVATED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA
AQUA

PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE
PASTE

7005-C63**
516-C33**
5500-C43
E2169-C43**
E5000-C43**
554-C33
E504-C33**
5745-C33
E5245-C33**
454-C33
354-C23
3141-C33**
3130-C23

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

AL%

TYPE

56
58
57
59
60
63
63
56
56
64
64
60
64

10
13
14
14
15
16
16
19
21
22
24
31
36

0.10
0.10
1.00
0.01
0.10
0.10
0.10
1.00
0.01
0.10
1.00
1.00
1.00

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

0.085
0.084
0.085
0.083
0.083
0.080
0.080
0.086
0.087
0.079
0.079
0.083
0.079

MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/GE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/GE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/GE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/GE
MS/HA/GE
MS/HA/PGE
MS/HA/GE

43
50
48
50
50
55
55
49
49
56
58
52
58

Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation
Passivation

APPLICATION

* Typical value
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Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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Vacuum Metallised Effect Pigments

STARBRITE VACUUM METALLISED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

STARBRITE
STARBRITE
STARBRITE
STARBRITE
STARBRITE
STARBRITE
STARBRITE

6108
2100
2150
2180
2200
5102
4102

% NV
(BY WEIGHT)

D(50%)
(MICRONS)

MAX % RETAINED
325 MESH

SPECIFIC
GRAVITY*

BULKING*

SOLVENT

10
10
15
18
20
10
10

8
10
10
10
10
12
13

0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10

0.97
0.97
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.97
0.97

0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12

EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC
EAC

APPLICATION

HYDROSTAR PASSIVATED VACUUM METALLISED ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS

FAMILY

HYDROSTAR 4208-D46
HYDROSTAR 2202-D46
HYDROSTAR 4202-D46

% NV
BY WEIGHT

D(50%)
MICRONS

22
22
22

8
12
12

MAX % RETAINED SPECIFIC

325 MESH
GRAVITY*
BULKING*
SOLVENT
0.10
0.10
0.10

1.1
1.1
1.1

0.11
0.11
0.11

DPM
DPM
DPM

AL%

TYPE

20
20
20

Passivation
Passivation
Passivation

APPLICATION

* Typical value
Solvent Abbreviations: C-66 Exempt Mineral Spirits, DPM Di-Glycol Ether, EAC Ethyl Acetate, GE Glycol Ether, HA High Aromatic, MS Mineral Spirits, PGE Propylene Glycol Ether

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