KRONOS 2500
High-end rutile pigment for PE melt extrusion coatings and lacing-free blown films
Applications
- Masterbatches
- PE melt extrusion coatings
- Co-extrusion and cast films
- Blown films
- Moisture-cured adhesives
Properties
- imparts outstanding dispersibility at high TiO2 loading levels
- supports the production of masterbatches at very high throughput rates
- offers excellent lacing resistance at high-temperature extrusion and in the co-extrusion of very thin films
- displays very high brightness and a neutral tone in whites
- has very high tinting strength and imparts superior opacity to films
- is recommended for indoor applications only
- displays low moisture pickup
Product characteristics
Production | rutile pigment produced by the chloride process | |
Surface treatment | aluminum and organic compounds | |
TiO2 content (DIN EN ISO 591) | ≥ 97.5% | |
Standard classification (DIN EN ISO 591-1) | R 1 | |
ASTM D 476 | Type II | |
Density (DIN EN ISO 787-10)* | 4.2 g/cm3 | |
Bulking value* | 0.24 l/kg (0.03 gal/lb) | |
Oil absorption (DIN EN ISO 787-5)* | 13 g/100 g pigment | |
Color index | Pigment White 6 (77891) | |
CAS No. | 13463-67-7 | |
REACH Registration No. | 01-2119489379-17-xxxx |
*Typical value