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Ultramarine Blue (PB29)
Pigment Blue 29 (C.I. 77007) is an Ultramarine Blue (Sodium Aluminum Sulfosilicate) with chemical formula Na8-x[(Al,Si)12]O24(Sy)2.
PB29 Ultramarine Blue Pigments offer a unique reddish blue shade that make white shades appear whiter, grey shades appear more blue, and black shades appear deeper. They are semi-transparent to visible light and provide NIR transparency.
PB29 pigment properties include ease of dispersion with excellent dimensional stability, resulting in no warping or shrinkage.
ULTRAMARINE BLUE (PB29) PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
| HEAT FASTNESS | LIGHT FASTNESS |
WEATHER FASTNESS | ACID FASTNESS | ALKALI FASTNESS | CEMENT COMPATIBILITY | SOLVENT FASTNESS |
| 350ºC, 5 min. |
Excellent (8 on blue wool scale) |
Excellent (4-5 on grey scale) |
Low Except Acid Resistance Series |
Excellent | Low Except Nubicem Series |
Excellent |
ULTRAMARINE BLUE (PB29) RECOMMENDED PIGMENTS
| RECOMMENDED PIGMENTS | PROPERTIES |
| P series | Basic Ultramarine Blues for general applications including plastics |
| Nubix series | High dispersibility, narrow colorimetric tolerance, low moisture and low free-sulfur content Ultramarine Blues |
| Nubiperf series | Very high dispersibility, narrow colorimetric tolerance, low moisture and low free-sulfur content Ultramarine Blues |
| Nubiperf SRD | A super reddish Ultramarine Blue with the following properties: 1) Ability to create unique reddish blue shades 2) Avoids the use of tiny, problematic amounts of red/violet organic pigments to shade blues 3) Ability to tint whites and reduce polymer’s yellowness with a unique, neutral shade |
| Nubiflow | Very high dispersibility, narrow colorimetric tolerance, low moisture and low free-sulfur content Ultramarine Blue, highly recommended for fibers and very thin films |
| Nubiperf FCP (Food and Cosmetics Packaging) series | The very low free-sulfur content Ultramarine Blue pgiment very high dispersibility, narrow colorimetric tolerance, and low moisture content |
| Ultramarine Blues | Highly recommended Ultramarine Blues for sensitivity to odor and taste applications |
| Nubiperf AR (new generation acid resistant grade) series | Encapsulated grade Ultramarine Blue that shows high acid resistance in use and good dispersibility, especially recommended for PVC, POM or any other polymer in contact with acids or that can release acids during the service life |
| LD series | Low dust, free-flowing Ultramarine Blues for Plastics |
| T series | Silicone coated Ultramarine Blues for Inks and specialty plastics |
| C series | High-purity Ultramarine Blues for cosmetics applications |
| Nubicoat series | Ultramarine Blues specifically designed and quality controlled for coatings |
| Nubicoat HWR | New generation, encapsulated Ultramarine Blue to enhance acid and weather fastness, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications |
| Nubicoat HTS | For indoor and outdoor applications (for outdoor applications, only for use with highly cross-linked resins and/or highly stabilized-to-UV systems and/or high resistance to industrial/acid environment systems) |
| Nubicem series | Specifically designed to be compatible with cementitious formulations, highly alkaline coatings, paints over highly alkaline substrates, and lime paints |
| Nubicem B-101 | Cement-compatible Ultramarine Blue, for indoor and outdoor applications (for outdoor applications, only for use when contact with water or high humidity is not severe i.e. in dry areas or when the formulation is highly hydrophobic) |
| Nubicem B-201 | Cement-compatible Ultramarine Blue modified with Cobalt Blue for the most demanding applications |
- Plastics: Polyolefins, PS, ABS, engineering polymers, PVC, silicones, and rubber
- Cool Coatings: Liquid architectural and industrial, powder, coil and stoving coatings
- Industrial: Cement and concrete
- Cosmetics
- Artists' colors
- Leather tanning
VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Advanced Color Matching
Ferro technicians combine their talents with today's most advanced computer color analysis equipment to offer our customers precise color-matching services. Our spectrophotometry process minimizes metamerism, speeds up color matching, ensures consistent quality and helps identify the pigment combination that produces any given color for the lowest possible cost and right performance characteristics, including outdoor durability and NIR reflectance.
Ferro can match your color chip/drawdown or we can refer to complete files of OSHA, Munsel, RAL, Federal Standard 595 Series or Pantone® matching systems to achieve your reference number. All of our colors are matched to Ferro standards or your reference sample, ensuring precise color reproduction from order to order.
Providing Formulation Guides/Assistance with Startup Formula Creation
We assist customers in their product development efforts to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., usage in food, cosmetics) and desired performance including anticorrosion, outdoor durability and NIR reflectance.
Our laboratory facility teams support customers’ production and development activities, including accelerated corrosion testing, weatherability testing, heat build-up and total solar reflectance testing and migration testing.
Custom Formulations
We work closely with our customers to co-innovate and develop customized high-performing and economical coloring solutions based on application requirements and operational processing needs, including custom formulations for paints, coatings, cement, concrete, inks, ceramics, glass, leather, metal and plastics.
Custom Manufacturing
Ferro provides custom manufacturing services to add value to specific projects, particularly in cases which our production facilities and know-how allow our customers to reach cost-efficiency targets or attain higher performing final products.
Toll Manufacturing
For customers who need additional manufacturing capabilities, we provide a full range of manufacturing capacities, from pilot runs to full-scale production.
