Types of Pigments and Properties – Infographic

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What are Pigments?

A pigment is a kind of white, black or coloured fine powdery substance which is insoluble
in mediums such as water or oil. Color Pigments are used in the production of many
items like paint, coatings, etc and also in other industries.

Where ever we see coloured objects that are man-made, we can assume that pigments
have been used to give it colour. In paints, inks and coatings pigments are used in
powder form and then grinded, or pre-dispersed pigments or preparations are used like
stainers, machine colourants, pigments pastes or stains etc. In plastics, pigments are
grinded in the plastic medium and used as a controlled colourant like a Masterbatch.

Carbon-containing pigments are called organic pigments and those without carbon are
called inorganic pigments. Most of the pigments used nowadays are synthetically
produced and with various CI numbers that govern the trade of these pigments, the
range of pigments used in the industry has expanded. Choice of pigment depends on
the colour, shade, light fastness, strength, opacity, brightness, undertones, particle size,
oil absorption, compatibility, gloss, reflection of light, absorption of infrared rays,
fluorescence, etc. It is now a very vast and specialised line with numerous shades
dependent on the L*A*B Colour Values and Delta variation in the shade and strength of
the pigment. Shade cards are made and popular ones are PANTONE and RAL Shade and
colour charts.

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Properties of Pigments
Now you know about the different types of color pigments. These organic and inorganic
pigments have various properties depending on various aspects. Below given the
properties of pigments.

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