SOLITARY POWER

Strong living sparkle

Brilliant red color

Bluish-red highlight

W.59220.1 11/2016

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XIRALLIC® NXT COUGAR REDPRODUCT INFORMATION

ReaDY TO JUMP

Aluminum oxideIron oxide

SW Surface treatment

Cougars are fascinating creatures. With their amazing ability to jump, their agility, their power – all balanced by a sleek air of mystery – these wild cats attract attention. Just as captivating as this beast of prey, our Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red captivates with its extremely intense chroma.

SPECTACULAR CHROMA, LIVING SPARKLEXirallic® NXT Cougar Red is a bluish red with spectacular color chroma and magically twinkling living sparkles. A whole new world of red tones opens up, ranging from neutral to blue-violet, but always intense and roaring with wildness.

The high luminance of Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red makes colors more intense. Flickering red living sparkle with Bordeaux and red twinkling crystal pigments make colors magical. Color stylings seem to vibrate, laden with energy like an animal about to pounce. In black stylings the high brilliance of the crystal pigments open a wonderful deep black and a harmonious color interplay.

XIRALLIC® NXT COUGAR RED

Application

Xirallic® F260-51 SW Cougar Red can be used in all customary outdoor and indoor applications for lacquers or other application fields for effect pigments. We hold extensive patent protection for all Xirallic® pigments which covers both the classic Xirallic® pigments and the new Xirallic® NXT generation and applies to single-pigment applications as well as to mix-tures with various other pigments.

red spArkLing highlight

harmonious color interplay

Schematic composition of Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red

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Cumulative Particle Size Distribution measured by Laser diffraction

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Interference line

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Aspecular line

45°/-30° (as15°)

45°/-20° (as25°)

45°/ 0° (as45°)

45°/30° (as75°)

45°/65° (as110°)

a*, b* coordinates of masstone coating (PMC1 = 18.0 %, coating thickness 15μm, on a black substrate),angles marked according DIN 6175-2.

Light microscope bright field image (opt. magnification 200x) of Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar Red particles

Light microscope dark field image (opt. magnification 200x) of Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar Red particles

Typical scanning electron microscope image of Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar Red

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1) 100.0 % Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red on white background PMC1 in dry film 18.0 %

2) 83.7 % Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red 16.3 % Emperor® 20002 PMC1 in dry film 21.5 %

3) 49.4 % Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red 49.4 % Sunfast® Magenta 229-64423 1.2 % Emperor® 20002 PMC1 in dry film 24.3 %

4) 20.1 % Xirallic® NXT Cougar Red 48.3 % Colostream® Lava Red 23.4 % Paliogen® Red L40394 7.2 % Irgazin® Yellow L20405 1.0 % Irgazin® Red L36605 PMC1 in dry film 28.0 %

PRODUCT DATAOrdering Information PositioningProduct line Xirallic® NXT Color Interference Red

Nomenclature F260-51 Sparkle High

Name Cougar Red Hiding power Semi-transparent

Item No. 1.58237 Surface treatment SW

Package size 150 g, 1 kg, 20 kg Preparation -

TECHNICAL DATAPhysical Properties Value Method RemarkForm Free-flowing powder DIN-EN ISO 787-10

Density 4.4 g /ml DIN 53466

Bulk density 33 g /100 ml DIN-EN ISO 787-5

Oil absorption 56 g /100 g ISO 787-5 / ASTM D281

Heat stability ≤ 230 °C In-house method

Water solubility 0.04 m% In-house method Practically insoluble

Electrical conductivity 14 μS /cm DIN-EN ISO 787-14 10 % aqueous suspension

pH-value 6.8 DIN-EN ISO 787-9 10 % aqueous suspension

Particle size distribution 5 – 30 μm ISO 13320-1

d10, d50, d90 9.2, 18.3, 32.7 μm ISO 13320-1

WEATHERING DATA6

Test Test Conditions Test ResultsHumidity resistance DIN EN ISO 6270-2

PMC1: 2.5 % Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar RedDuration: 240 h, Temperature: 40°CRelative humidity: 100 %

Gloss after 24 h: 100 %DOI after 24 h: 99 %Cross hatch after 1 h: 0

Accelerated weathering SAE J 2527

PMC1: 3.0 % Xirallic® NXT F260-51 SW Cougar Red, black reduction Duration: 4000 h

Gloss after 4000 h: 100 %Color change ΔE after 4000 h 7: 25° / 1.5; 45° / 0.9

The information on this page is typical technical data to characterize the pigment. These values are not meant as specifications and they do not have binding character. The product specification is available separately, on request.

1 Pigment Mass Concentration (PMC), Mass pigment based on total mass coating

2 Emperor® is a trademark of Cabot Corporation, Alpharette, USA

3 Sunfast® is a trademark of Sun Chemical Corporation, Parsippany, USA

4 Paliogen® is a trademark of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

5 Irgazin® is a trademark of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany

6 Test system: 2-coat OEM thermosetting paint7 Measured with BYK-mac, BYK Gardner GmbH