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Colorants for Plastic Pellets


Black	Blue	Dark Gray

Gray	Light Blue	White

Yellow	Green	Dark Red

Orange	Red

Add color when making plastic parts. Also called masterbatches, these colorants contain a base plastic that works with a variety of plastic types—from general purpose polypropylene to tough ABS. This means you don’t need to stock up on colorants for each type. Mix them in with your pellets before melting. To get a rich color for most plastic, you need only 1-2% of colorant in your batch, since they’re concentrated.

	Max. Temp., ° F	Container Net Wt., lb.		Each
For ABS, Acetal, Nylon, Polybutylene, Polycarbonate, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC



	Black	570	5	5174N32	0000000


	Blue	570	5	5174N38	000000
	Dark Gray	570	5	5174N39	000000
	Gray	570	5	5174N41	000000
	Light Blue	570	5	5174N31	000000
	White	570	5	5174N33	000000
	Yellow	570	5	5174N34	000000


	For ABS, Acetal, Polybutylene, Polycarbonate, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC



			Green	570	5	5174N37	000000


			For ABS, Acetal, Polybutylene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC



					Dark Red	570	5	5174N35	000000


					For ABS, Nylon, Polybutylene, Polystyrene, PVC



							Orange	570	5	5174N42	000000


							For Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC



									Red	570	5	5174N36	000000

Pigments

Add color to your mixture when making ceramic, plastic, and rubber or when casting metal. These pigments are not for use in paint.

		Container
Color	Material	Net Wt., lb.	Type	Material	Form	Particle Size, μm	CAS No.		Each



	Black	Iron Oxide	1	Bottle	Plastic	Powder	3	1317-61-9	1347N35	000000


	Brown	Iron Oxide	1	Bottle	Plastic	Powder	3	12713-03-0	1347N36	00000
	Cobalt Blue	Cobalt Oxide	1	Bottle	Plastic	Powder	37	1308-06-1	1347N38	000000
	Green	Chromium Trioxide	1	Can	Plastic	Powder	3	1308-38-9	1347N34	00000
	White	Zinc Oxide	1	Bottle	Plastic	Powder	3	1314-13-2	1347N37	00000
	Yellow	Iron Oxide	1	Bottle	Plastic	Powder	3	51274-00-1	1347N33	00000

3D Printer Resins

Cartridge

Because these resins balance strength and impact resistance, they're good for printing parts for general purpose applications. They'll work for everything from jigs and fixtures to lightweight housings for aerospace applications. Print them on a digital light processing (DLP), stereolithography (SLA), or LCD 3D printer.

Maximum exposure temperature is the point at which a printed part will begin to deform. Above this temperature, your part will start to lose structural integrity.

Resins with a color base and pigments can produce parts in up to 16 solid colors with a matte finish—no dying, painting, or finishing required. Mix the pigments together or add them on their own to the color base cartridge. Each color you create requires the color base, so you’ll have to replace it more than the pigments.

Formlabs Resins—Cartridge—Pop Formlabs resin cartridges right into the cartridge compartment on Formlabs printers, and they’ll automatically fill the resin tank. That means you won’t lose any resin while transferring them to the tank. To use them with other printers, they have a removable cap to pour out the contents of the cartridge.

	3D Printer Resins										Replacement Color Bases
	Tensile Strength, psi	Impact Strength, ft·lbf/in	Color	Flexural Modulus	Hardness	Max. Exposure Temp.	Wt., g	Includes		Each		Each
Formlabs Resins—Cartridge



		9,380	0.46	Black, Cyan, Magenta, White, Yellow	320,000 psi (Rigid)	Durometer 82D (Hard)	70° C 160° F	1,000	Color Base, 5 Syringes, 5 Color Pigments	4656N126	0000000	4656N127	000000

Oil-Soluble Dyes

Color oil-based liquids to make them more visible.

		Container
Color	Material	Size, fl. oz.	Type	Material	Form		Each



	Black	Dye	16	Bottle	Steel	Liquid	1347N21	000000


	Blue	Dye	16	Bottle	Steel	Liquid	1347N22	00000
	Orange	Dye	16	Bottle	Steel	Liquid	1347N24	00000