SPECIALTY CARBON BLACKS

SELECTION GUIDE
CARBON BLACKS
FOR COATINGS
Required milling equipment
Carbon (to achieve <10 microns)
Material Product performance Lead black Horizontal Vertical Sand High speed
category requirements applications products Jetness mill mill mill disperser Additional information
Extremely high jetness, designed for ease of dispersion
EMPEROR® 2000 HIGHEST in waterbased or polar solvent formulations.
High jetness, designed for ease of dispersion in
EMPEROR 1800 waterbased or polar solvent formulations.
Applications where very high - Automotive basecoats
HIGH
jetness is the primary performance - Wood coatings High jetness and very easy to disperse in solvent
COLOR requirement, especially automotive, - Electronic coatings
EMPEROR 1600 based formulations.
BLACKS wood and electronics coatings. - Powder coatings
High jetness pigment, designed for use in both water
MONARCH® 1300 and solvent formulations.
Designed for ease of dispersion and excellent blue
EMPEROR 1200 undertone in solvent based formulations.

MONARCH 1000 Medium high jetness in masstone applications.

Applications where jetness
MEDIUM - Powder coatings Medium color carbon black with good balance of
dispersability and ease of use are MONARCH 800
COLOR primary drivers, especially powder
- Exterior enamels color strength and dispersability.
BLACKS - Industrial coatings
coatings and exterior enamels. Easy to disperse medium color black for masstone
MONARCH 700
and tint applications.
Excellent dispersion and stability in coatings
LOW Applications where a basic black color - Industrial coatings MOGUL® L formulations.
VISCOSITY is required with very low viscosity, - General purpose
BLACKS especially industrial coatings. coatings REGAL® 400R Good stability and tinting strength.

REGAL 660R High tinting strength and low viscosity.

MULTI- Applications where a basic black - Industrial coatings
All purpose grade for use in both masstone and
PURPOSE color is required, especially in - General purpose MONARCH 570 tinting formulations.
BLACKS industrial coatings. coatings
REGAL 330R LOWEST Easy to disperse low viscosity carbon black.

Used as tinting blacks in a wide variety Excellent blue undertone and high tint strength
TINTING of applications, where blue undertone
- Architectural coatings MONARCH 280 N/A, tinting with TiO2.
- Automotive coatings
BLACKS and tinting strength are primary
- Industrial coatings only
performance requirements. MONARCH 120 Easier to process than MONARCH 280 carbon black.

- Static dissapative N/A,

CONDUCTIVE Used as a conductive pigment, Fluffy conductive carbon black is very easy to work
coatings VULCAN® XC72R conductive
BLACKS especially in static dissipative coatings.
- Plastic coatings
with in coatings formulations.
coatings only

Acceptable milling equipment May

 be sufficient, dependent on dispersant selection and other factors May
 not disperse carbon black to <10 microns

All non-EMPEROR products are also available in pellet form. Pellets often require a premix step to achieve complete dispersion.
Additional products are available for specific applications. For details, please contact your regional Cabot technical support representative.
The EMPEROR, MONARCH, MOGUL, REGAL and VULCAN names are registered trademarks of Cabot Corporation.
CARBON BLACKS FOR COATINGS PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

EMPEROR® 2000 carbon black Color performance

For waterbased formulations
In most coatings applications, the primary function of
EMPEROR 1800 carbon black the carbon black is as a pigment.
For waterbased formulations
EMPEROR 1600 carbon black
High In masstone applications where deep black color
For solventbased formulations color is desired, higher color carbon blacks are more
Higher

Higher

MONARCH® 1300 carbon black appropriate.

EMPEROR 1200 carbon black In tinting applications, the selection of an appropriate
For solventbased formulations
grade is often based on formulation and processing
characteristics.
Blue undertone, an important characteristic in both
MONARCH 1000 masstone and tinting applications, is heavily impacted
carbon black
Medium by dispersant selection, compatibility with the resin
Color performance
Masstone jetness
Tinting strength

MONARCH 800 carbon black and processing conditions.

MONARCH 700
color
carbon black
MOGUL® L Ease of use
carbon black
Low Higher color carbon blacks generally have higher
REGAL® 660R carbon black
Multi- viscosity surface area. This higher surface area drives higher
MONARCH 570 REGAL 400R required dispersion energy, dispersant loading and
carbon black carbon black
purpose REGAL 330R other processing requirements.
carbon black
A carbon black that is well dispersed will provide
MONARCH 280 deeper color than the same material when poorly
Lower

Lower

Tinting carbon black dispersed. Using an easier to disperse carbon black

MONARCH 120 can improve color performance in systems where
carbon black
relatively low dispersion energy and lower dispersant
loading is applied.
Harder to use Ease of use Easier to use

Higher Dispersion time Lower

Higher Dispersant loading Lower

Higher Viscosity Lower

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