APPLICATION GUIDE FOR TiO2 GRADES

EXAMPLES OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
OF KEMIRA AND UV-TITAN TiO GRADES
2
Colouristic properties of KEMIRA TiO 2 grades.
Grade Dry colour Dry colour Tint reducing Undertone, b*
brightness, L* tone, b* power, L*
- pressed - pressed - grey paste - grey paste
briquette briquette
KEMIRA 660 97.9 2.4 64.0 -7.2
KEMIRA RDI-S 97.8 2.5 64.5 -7.7
KEMIRA RD3 97.8 2.5 64.5 -7.6
KEMIRA RDE2 98.1 2.2 63.5 -6.5
KEMIRA RDDI 98.2 2.1 62.7 -6.3
KEMIRA 405 97.6 2.5 63.5 -8.5
KEMIRA AN 98.6 1.2 60.4 -7.5
Gloss of KEMIRA TiO 2 grades
(a) white high gloss emulsion paint (b) nitrocellulose printing ink
20° gloss
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
RDI-S RD3 660 RDE2
Durability of KEMIRA grades.
gloss
20° gloss
60° gloss
RDI-S RD3 660 RDE2 RDDI
(a) Gloss retention of acrylic isocyanate paints vs. outdoor exposure time in Florida.
20° gloss retention
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 2 4
6
EXPOSURE TIME IN FLORIDA, MONTHS
12
8
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10
RD3
RDI-S
660