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SPECIALTY PIGMENTS FOR SANITARYWARE
Ferro offers a full palette of specialty pigments formulated for use in high-temperature and long firing cycles that meet the demanding requirements of sanitaryware manufacturers.
InstantColor® Stains for Sanitaryware
Ferro's industrial ceramic pigments are designed to color all types of special glazes and bodies used for sanitaryware. Our InstantColor® ceramic pigment stains offer 25 shades that result in an infinite number of colors that exhibit high purity, intensity, and brilliance within the complete color spectrum. Significant cost savings can be achieved as colors are easily adjusted right in the barrel.
InstantColor® stains are developed to meet the specific technical and firing requirements of the sanitaryware industry. These include being fired for several hours at a temperature higher than 1200 °C and for the color to remain true and constant. They are also capable of being fired a second time at high temperatures without any deterioration of color and surface properties. This enables sanitaryware manufactures to perform an additional repair firing or a decorating firing process, as needed.
Proven Quality
All the ceramic stains in our InstantColor® range consist of extremely fine, uniformly minute particles that are dissolved instantly.
These colors are readily dispersed in standard slurries, requiring no ball milling as practically all primary grains are smaller than 32 μm with no coarse agglomerates that need grinding for slurry preparation.
INSTANTCOLOR® PLUS STAINS FOR SANITARYWARE PROPERTIES AND FIRING CONDITIONS
| Pigment | System | Color | Crystal Structure |
Tmax/°C | Firing Conditions |
| 210 950 | Cr-Al | Olive Green | Corund | 1400 | ox./red |
| 210 946 | Co-Al-Cr | Green Blue | Spinel | 1400 | ox./red. |
| 220 942 | Zr-Si-V | Turquoise | Zircon | 1350 | ox./red. |
| 220 944 | Co-Al | Blue | Spinel | 1450 | ox./red. |
| 220 946 | Co-Si | Cobalt Blue | Olivine | 1450 | ox./red. |
| 230 942 | Zr-Si-Cd-S-Se | Brilliant Orange | Zircon | 1350 | ox./red. |
| 230 944 | Zr-V | Havanna | Baddeleyite | 1400 | ox./red. |
| 230 946 | Zr-Si-Pr | Intense Yellow | Zircon | 1250 | ox./slightly red. |
| 249 942 | Co-Ni-Fe-C | Black | Spinel | 1300 | ox./red. |
| 259 959* | Zr-Si-Co-Ni | Blue Grey | Zircon | 1350 | ox./slightly red. |
| 260 946 | Zn-Al-Cr-Fe | Light Brown | Spinel | 1300 | ox./red. |
| 260 952 | Zn-Cr-Fe | Red Brown | Spinel | 1300 | ox./red. |
| 270 944 | Zr-Si-Cd-S-Se | Intense Red | Zircon | 1350 | ox./red. |
| 270 946 | Zr-Si-Fe | Coral | Zircon | 1250 | ox. |
* GHS symbol 08, 09, H phrases 315, 317, 334, 341, 350i, 360D, 372,411
GLAZE SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY
| Pigment | R2O | MgO | CaO | ZnO | PbO | SnO2 | B2O3 | ZrO2 | Color addition for Color Examples | |
| transp. glaze | opaque glaze | |||||||||
| 210 946 | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
2 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||
| 220 942 | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||
| 220 944 | well suitable combinations | 2 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||||
| 220 946 | well suitable combinations |
2 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||||
| 230 942 | unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
well suitable combinations | well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | |||
| 230 944 | unsuitable combinations | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | ||||
| 230 946 | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||
| 249 942 | 5 % in A | 2 % in C | ||||||||
| 259 959* | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||
| 260 946 | well suitable combinations | well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 5 % in D | ||||||
| 260 952 | well suitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 5 % in D | ||||||
| 270 944 | unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
well suitable combinations | well suitable combinations | well suitable combinations | 5 % in A | 5 % in C | |||
| 270 946 | unsuitable combinations |
unsuitable combinations |
well suitable combinations |
5 % in A | 2 % in B | |||||
VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Custom Color Mixing
We offer a standard mixing palette of colors which gives our customers the flexibility of tailoring mixings and color matches onsite.
Custom Color Matching
Ferro provides complete regional custom color matching, blending and pasting services to help our customers develop new color shades and coatings according to specific requirements including production methods and desired finishes.
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 and consistent color reproduction from batch to batch.
APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
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 tailored formulations and formulation guides.
Toll Manufacturing
For customers who need additional manufacturing capabilities, we provide a full range of manufacturing capacities, from pilot runs to full-scale production.
