Pigment mixture
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorsSabine Schoen, Reiner Vogt, Norbert Schül, Karl Osterried, Johann Munz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to pigment mixtures consisting of at least two components, component A being Sio2 flakes coated with one or more metal oxides and/or metals and component B being special-effect pigments, and to their use in varnishes, paints, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations.
Claims11
A pigment mixture comprising two different components A and B mixed in a weight ratio of A:B of from 1:10 to 10:1, wherein component A is SiO2 flakes coated with one or more metal oxides and/or metals and component B is a special effect pigment comprising one or more of metal platelets optionally coated with one or more metal oxides, graphite platelets, optionally coated aluminum platelets, optionally coated Al2O3 flakes, Fe2O3 flakes, TiO2 flakes, BiOCl, glass platelets and ceramic platelets.
A composition comprising a pigment mixture according to claim 8 and a binder, wherein the composition is substantially solvent-free and in the form of free-flowing granules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.