SPECIAL BLACK –

UTILITY PIGMENT BLACK

BLACK PEARLS® 460

BLACK PEARLS® 460 is a medium structure regular color Performance Comparison to Other
pigment black suitable for plastics and other applications. Low Color Pigment Blacks
Product Form: Pellet
BLACK BLACK
Application Information PEARLS 120 PEARLS 570
Printing Inks JETNESS
BLACK PEARLS 460 is a general purpose pelleted Low High
pigment black suitable for web offset lithographic printing
inks and a broad field of liquid ink applications. It
provides medium intensity while maintaining good TONE
dispersibility. Blue Brown

Plastics
BLACK PEARLS 460 is an easy to disperse carbon black TINTING
STRENGTH Low High
that offers a good balance between cost and performance
for film applications requiring medium to high opacity
and weatherability. BLACK PEARLS 460 can also be used
for utility pipe. BLACK BLACK
PEARLS 280 PEARLS 570
Other Applications
This product is commonly used as an all purpose EASE OF
pigment in Building Products Applications, in Dispersions DISPERSION Easy Hard
for both Leather and Textile Colorants, and in Paper and
= BLACK PEARLS 460
Refractory Applications.
The dispersibility of BLACK PEARLS 460 pigment black
depends on the equipment used and the formulation.
BLACK PEARLS 460 is intermediately difficult to disperse
compared to products with higher or lower structure in
the regular color range. ➔
BLACK PEARLS 460 is a pelleted pigment black with a
typical bulk density of 29 lbs/ft3 that can be bulk handled.
It is also available in an easier to disperse powdered form
as MONARCH® 460.

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BLACK PEARLS® 460 UTILITY PIGMENT BLACK

Packaging Options
Multi Unit Intermediate Bulk
50 lb paper 84 cu. ft Available
25 Kg paper

MSDS
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