DESCRIPTION:

1.A NATURALLY OCCURRING LAMELLAR FORM OF FERROUS OXIDE FOR USE IN MANUFACTUTING PAINT COATINGS.

2.WHEN VIEWED UNDER AN OPTICAL MICROSCOPE BY TRANSMITTED LIGHT, MAGINFICATION X 200, THE THIN FLAKE MICACEOUS IRON OXIDE PARTICLES APPEAR AS SHARPLY DEFINED RED TRANSLUCENT PLATELETS.

3.WITHOUT DOUBT, IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BARRIER PIGMENT USED IN COATINGS TO PROTECT STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK FROM CORROSION. IT HAS A 100 YEAR RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL USE ON MANY TYPES OF STEEL STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

4.IT FORMS OVERLAPPING PLATES LIKE MAIL ARMOR, IT REFLECTS ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, ALLOWS WATER VAPOR TO ESCAPRE FROM THE SUBSTRATE, AND IS CHEMICALLY REISISTANT.

IRON CONTENT:(expressed as Fe2 O3 according to ISO 1248)= > 85%

Nominal Physical Properties available :

1.Lameller content             = > 70%

2.Standard granulation       = > 63 microns and finer

Nominal Physical Constants:; Apparent Density (g/cm3) 4,8 - 5,0

Bulk Density                      DIN 53466) ca. 1,7

Loss of ignition                 (at 800C) < 1%

Volatile matter                  (ISO 787/2)  < 0.3%

Melting Point                     > 1,000 deg.C\

Form                                Powder

Odor                                 Odorless

Surface Are                       (m2/g)

Thermal Conductivity           (cal/s-cm-oC)

                                                 o

Mohs Hardness                   @20   C

Water                                 Soluble

Lamellar content                 > 70%

Iron content                       (Fe2O3 acc. ISO 1248) > 90%

Color                                 gray with metallic sheen