Acrylic · Pigment Grinding & Ink
YT-1706 is a pure acrylic waterborne copolymer emulsion developed by our company and benchmarked against Japan's 706. With low resin viscosity, it is suited to grinding pigments and formulating waterborne inks. It offers high pigment compatibility — especially for grinding red pigments with strong distinctness of image (DOI) — good compatibility with alcohol and strong heat-storage stability. This water-emulsified, environmentally friendly polymer is itself zero-VOC, passing FDA, PAHS, RoHS and REACH testing, and has passed cigarette-packaging VOC emission testing.
Key Specs
- Appearance
- Semi-transparent liquid
- Solid content
- 45 ± 2%
- pH value
- 7.0 – 10.0
- Glass transition Tg
- 35 ℃
- Density
- 1.0 – 1.2 g/cm³ (25 ℃)
- Viscosity
- 50 – 500 mPa·s (25 ℃)
Key Features
- Can replace Japan's 706
- Good dispersibility and pigment encapsulation — grinding without dispersant
- Especially suited to grinding red pigments: thinner, more transparent pastes with strong DOI
- Ground waterborne inks show good alcohol compatibility without affecting DOI
- Excellent heat stability (557 days)
Applications
- Pigment grinding (especially red pigment systems)
- Formulating waterborne inks
- Waterborne applications replacing Japan's 706
Storage
Store at 5–30 °C in sealed containers. Storage stability: 12 months. Below 5 °C the product will freeze, destroying its structure with irreversible effects.