Pigments
Tata pigments pioneered manufacturing of Iron oxide pigments in India and has Bureau of Indian Standards license for its various grades. Tata Pigments with an experience of over 90 years in production of synthetic iron oxide pigments provides broad product range of pigments for various industries like paints, construction, leatherite, paper etc. Our spectrum includes red, yellow, orange, and black pigments. Synthetic Iron Oxides from Tata Pigments are high-quality inorganic pigments with excellent colour stability, light fastness, weather stability and chemical resistance.
Commercial Grades
Commercial Grades are used for non-critical applications like primers, some variety of paints, tiles etc. As a major supplier of synthetic iron oxide pigments in India, we offer a range of Commercial grades like SFO-A, SFO B among many others as detailed below.
| Commercial Grades |
|---|
| Grades | Red Excel E | Bright Red | Tata Gulf | 400 Mesh | SFOA | SFO B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volatile matter (%) | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 1% max | 1% max |
| Residue on sieve (%) 325 Mesh | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 0.5% max | 1% max | 1% max |
| Mass Tone | Close match to standard | Close match to standard | Close match to standard | As of red oxide | N/A | N/A |
| Reduce tone | Close match to standard | Close match to standard | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oil absorption | 20-25 | 18-24 | 15-20 | 15-20 | 15-20 | 15-20 |
| Matter soluble in water (%) | 0-0.5 | 0-0.5 | 0-0.5 | 0-0.5 | 0-0.5 | 0-0.5 |
| Sum of soluble chloride and sulphate (%) | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 |
| Acidity as H2SO4 (%) | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 | 0-0.1 |
| pH of aqueous extract | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 | 3.5-5.5 |
| Total iron as Fe2O3 (%) | 94 Min | 94 Min | 94 Min | 94 Min | 94 Min | 94 Min |
| Ferrous iron (%) | 1.5 Max | 1.5 Max | 1.5 Max | 1.5 Max | 1.5 Max | 1.5 Max |
| Calcium compounds (%) | 0-2.25 | 0-2.25 | 0-2.25 | 0-2.25 | 0-2.25 | 0-2.25 |
| Loss on ignition (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Pack size | 25 Kg | 25 Kg | 25 Kg | 25 Kg | 25 Kg | 25 Kg |