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ORCHID LOW METAL RELEASE PURPLE ONGLAZE COLORS
Ferro offers Orchid low metal release onglaze colors for porcelain, bone china, and earthenware.
The Orchid onglaze color range offers nine colors that show brilliant, reddish colors with high consistency in the recommended firing range, while providing relatively high resistance to acids and alkalis. In laboratory tests and under industrial conditions on various earthenware, bone china and porcelain bodies, the colors of the Orchid series show only a very slight alkali attack.
Orchid colors have excellent processing characteristics in all conventional decorating methods that include direct and indirect screen printing, lining and banding, spraying, and hand painting.
Ferro also supplies a full range of media and covercoats suitable for all standard application methods.
ORCHID ONGLAZE PURPLE COLOR RANGE ADVANTAGES
- High color intensity
- Strong chemical resistance
- Strong mechanical resistance
- Good dishwasher resistance
- All Orchid colors are universally intermixable; Orchid color mixtures have the same resistance as the basic colors based on internal data
HEAVY METAL RELEASE AND HEAVY METAL CONTENT
All Orchid colors fulfill the limits of EN 1388 1-2.
ORCHID COLORS FIRING RANGES
| SUBSTRATE | FIRING TEMPERATURE |
| Bone China | 750 - 780 oC up to 900 oC |
| Earthenware | 750 - 780 oC up to 900 oC |
| Porcelain | 780 - 850 oC under normal firing conditions 850 - 1050 oC in fast firing |
ORCHID COLOR RANGE
| PRODUCT NO. | COLOR SHADE | PANTONE * CODE 1 |
| 77 465 2 | Intensive Purple | 216 c |
| 77 466 3 | Dark Purple | 194 c |
| 77 467 | Medium Purple | 219 c |
| 77 468 | Carmen Rose | 1905 c |
| 77 477 | Dark Maroon | 215 c |
| 77 478 | Maroon | 220 c |
| 77 479 | Purple | 219 c |
| 77 480 | Carmine | 1905 c |
| 77 481 | Rose Purple | 211 c |
1 The above mentioned Pantone® Code is only a guideline for the color shade.
Pantone® is a registered trademark of Pantone Inc.
2 GHS symbol 08. 09, H phrases 360Df, 373, 411
3 GHS symbol 08. 09, H phrases 360Df, 411
ORCHID LOW METAL RELEASE PURPLE ONGLAZE COLORS PRODUCT INFORMATION
Ferro Orchid Low Metal Release Purple Onglaze Colors Product Data
Ferro Low Metal Release Onglaze and Inglaze Relief Colors
Ferro Ceramic Decoration Colors Catalog and Color Guide
VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Color Mixing
We offer custom color mixing services which gives our customers total flexibility in tailoring color matches on-site, as well as desired gloss and finish. We also provide testing to ensure the firing stability of mixed shades, mixing guidelines and recommendations for Pantone color matching.
Color Matching
Ferro provides complete custom color matching services to help our customers develop new colors and finishes to meet specific industry standards and/or unique customer needs. In addition to matching colors, Ferro can provide formulas to customers using the base/tint system.
Precise color matching can be achieved using our internal extensive database and color matching expertise. All colors are matched to defined reference samples to ensure exact match and consistent color reproduction from batch to batch.
