Exactly your chemistry.

Ceridust® 5551 –
For Lively Colors.

Additives

> Additive for powder coatings.

> Wetting agent for pigments to
improve pigment dispersion.
> Improves rheological properties
for increased extruder output.

Clariant GmbH . Pigments & Additives Division . Coating Industries BU

P.O. Box 101562 . 86005 Augsburg . Germany
Phone: +49/821/479-2460 . Fax: +49/821/479-2890 . www.pa.clariant.com
Exactly your chemistry.

Product description Technical data

Ceridust 5551 is a micronized ester Recommended dosage levels are Drop point approx. 100 °C
wax from natural raw material sources. between 0.5 to 2 %. An addition
of 2 % yields an increase in relative Acid value 15 mg KOH/g
color strength of approx. 30 %
and an increase of extruder output Density at 20 °C approx. 1.00 g/cm3
of up to 20 %.
Particle size, dV50 approx. 8.5 µm

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Rel. color strenght (%)

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105
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Without 0.5 % 1.0 % 2.0 % Without 0.5 % 1.0 % 2.0 %
Due to its unique chemical structure wax wax

it has good affinity to the surfaces of Hostaperm Red Violet ER 02 Hostaperm Blue A4R

organic pigment particles as well as Ceridust 5551

good compatibility with the resins Formulation: 70 % Polyester/Primid, 9 % Blanc Fixe N, 20 % TiO2 Kronos 2310, 1 % Pigment
commonly used in powder coatings. Conditions: 15D Laboratory twin-screw extruder; mass temperature at exit approx. 105 °C;
torque approx. 60 %
It is therefore ideally suited as an
additive to facilitate the wetting and
dispersion of organic pigments that 130

would otherwise be difficult to dispers. 125

Output (%)

120
As a result a significant increase in
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relative color strength can be observed.
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Products of this class are used since
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many years in the manufacture of 100
Without wax Ceridust 9615 A Licowax PE 520 Ceridust 5551
pigment preparations in high-perfor-
mance engineering plastics. Conditions: 15D Laboratory twin-screw extruder; mass temperature at exit approx. 105 °C;
torque approx. 60 %; hybrid system (70/30); wax dosage 1 %

This information is based on our present state of knowledge and is intended to provide general notes on our products and their uses.
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It should not therefore be construed as guaranteeing specific properties of the products described or their suitability for a particular application.
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Clariant GmbH . Pigments & Additives Division . Coating Industries BU

P.O. Box 101562 . 86005 Augsburg . Germany
Phone: +49/821/479-2460 . Fax: +49/821/479-2890 . www.pa.clariant.com