HEUCOSPERSE™ RS8120
Pigment Red 169
HEUCOSPERSE RS 8120 is an aqueous Pigment Red 169 dispersion based on a styrene acrylic resin. The stir-in rhodamine yellow shade dispersion has excellent gloss and transparency for various flexographic and gravure water based inks. The products exhibit excellent transfer properties, shock resistance and are press-ready. It is especially designed for Kraft and paperboard ink applications.
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Benefits
- Broad compatibility
- Excellent strength, gloss and transparency
- Excellent transfer properties and shock resistance
- Formulated to be very low VOC
Technical data
Product Data
Physical Data
| Pigment chemistry | Triarylcarbonium | |
| Appearance | Red liquid | |
| pH | 8.5 – 9.5 | |
| Specific gravity | [g/cm3] | 1.15 |
| Pigment solids | [%] | 25 |
| Total solids | [%] | 37 – 44 |
Main Fields of Application
- Waterborne inks
- Flexographic inks
- Gravure inks
Coloristic Specifications
| Grav. tinct. strength | [%] | 95.0 -105.0 |
| Color difference | DE | <1.5 |
| Green-red axis | Da | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Blue-yellow axis | Db | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Purity | DC | -1.0 to 1.0 |
| Shade | DH | -1.0 to 1.0 |
Fastness Data
| Fastness properties* | |
| Acid | 3 |
| Alkali | 2 |
| Scale of 1 – 5, with 5 best (ISO 787-4) | |
| Fastness to light | |
| Full shade | 3-4 |
| Reduction 1:1 with TiO2 | – |
| Reduction 1:3 with TiO2 | – |
| Scale of 1 – 8, with 5 best (ISO 105-B01) | |
*The performance data shown is taken from the pigment suppliers literature.