Characteristics | C.I. Pigment Red 57:1,15850:1 (Lithol Rubine) is one of the most important organic pigments and an important printing ink pigment.It has a brilliant shade that corresponds to the standard “magenta”shade of the European scale for multicolor, letterpress, and offset printing, as well as high tinting strength, good lightfastness, and solvent resistance. |
Uses | Pigment Red 57:1 is one of the most important organic pigments and an important printing ink pigment. It is used in almost all printing ink sectors (in letterpress and offset printing, and in illustration and packaging gravure printing) for several reasons. It has a brilliant shade that corresponds to the standard “magenta” shade of the European scale for multicolor, letterpress, and offset printing, as well as high tinting strength, good lightfastness, and solvent resistance. |
Flammability and Explosibility | Notclassified |
Properties and Applications | TEST ITEMSSPECIFICATIONAPPEARANCERED POWDERSHADEBLUISHHEAT RESISTANCE180 °C minLIGHT FASTNESS6ACID RESISTANCE5ALKALI RESISTANCE4FASTNESS TO BLEEDING5OIL ABSORPTION45-50%SPECIFIC SURFACE28 m 2 /gDENSITY1.60 g/cm 3RESIDUE ON 80 MESH5.0% maxWATER SOLUBLE1.0% maxVOLATITE 105 °C1.0% maxTINTING STRENGTH100-105 % |