Textile Effects

TERASIL® W-EL disperse dyes

for polyester/elastane blends
Trouble-free processing and outstanding performance

Textile Competence
 Facts about dyeing polyester/elastane (PES/EL) blends

With TERASIL W-EL you can process PES/EL safely and achieve very good wash fastness
properties – for outstanding performance and minimum elastane damage.

There is always a compromise between loss of elasticity and dyeing temperature.

Loss of elasticity

• The damage to elastane fiber in the jet is caused by the hydrofixation of the elastane fiber
in the streched condition.
• Higher dyeing temperatures result in higher elastane hydrofixation. Hydrofixation causes
irreversible loss of elasticity.

Dyeing temperature

• The most common dyeing temperature is 125°C/257°F. The absolute temperature limit is
130°C/266°F.

• All disperse dyes stain heavily EL fiber (no exception), resulting in poor wash and storage
fastness.

• Dyeing temperature of 135°C/275°F causes significant fiber damage.

With TERSASIL ® W-EL you do not have to compromise in processing

polyester/elastane blends.

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 Trouble-free processing of polyester/elastane blends

Reliable process Outstanding performance page

Minimum elastane damage Excellent exhaustion at 125°C/257°F. 5

Right-first-time* – excellent dyeing Robust to everyday processing variations. 5

reproducibility and robust system.

Very good wash fastness. Dyes are alkaline clearable dyes, which are 6
For washing at 40, 50, 60°C… effectively removed from the elastane fiber.

Excellent storage fastness. Very good fastness to dry heat. 9

Oeko Tex 100 suitable Suitable for eco-labeled textiles.

* Lower process costs, savings in water, energy, labor and production time.

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 TERASIL ® W-EL range – compact and attractive

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100

80

TERASIL
1. Yellow W-EL
60
2. Red W-EL
3. Blue W-EL
4. Royal Blue W-EL
40
5. Black W-EL
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Supplementary dye s
b*

20 6. Golden Yellow W-3R

7. Red WW-BFS 200% 2
8. Blue BGE-01 200%
0

5
-20

3
-40
8 4

-60
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
a*

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 TERASIL ® W-EL range – excellent build up at 125°C/257°F

Color strength = 1/1 SD and black as deep black

TERASIL 60 min at 30 min at 15 min at
125°C/257°F 130°C/266°F 135°C/275°F

0.075% Yellow W-EL

second dyeing

1.9% Red W-EL

second dyeing

1.5% Blue W-EL

second dyeing

1.5% Royal Blue W-EL

second dyeing

5.5% Black W-EL

second dyeing

In combination
0.25% TERASIL Yellow W-EL + 0.75% TERASIL Red W-EL + 0.40% TERASIL Blue W-E L

second dyeing

0.25% TERASIL Yellow W-EL + 1.5% TERASIL Red W-EL + 0.40% TERASIL Blue W-EL

second dyeing

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 Wash fastness properties

All fastness were determined on PES/EL (90/10) at a depth of 1/1 SD (navy as navy and black as
black) after reduction clearing and heat setting for 30s at 180°C/356°F.

Wash fastness 40°C/104°F, A2S

TERASIL CA CO PA PES PAN WO CA CO PA PES PAN WO

Yellow W-EL 4–5 5 4–5 5 5 5

Red W-EL 4–5 5 4–5 5 5 5

Blue W-EL 5 5 5 5 5 5

Royal Blue W-EL 5 5 5 5 5 5

Black W-EL 4–5 5 4–5 5 5 5

Suplementary dyes

Golden Yellow W-3R 4 5 4 4–5 5 5

Red WW-BFS 200% 5 5 5 5 5 5

Blue BGE-01 200% 4 5 4 4–5 5 5

Commodity dyes
C.I. disperse

blue 56 3 4–5 2–3 4 5 5

blacks based on blue 3–4 5 3 3 5 5

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 Wash fastness properties

All fastness were determined on PES/EL (90/10) at a depth of 1/1 SD (navy as navy and black as
black) after reduction clearing and heat setting for 30s at 180°C/356°F.

Wash fastness Nike 50°C/122°F

TERASIL CA CO PA PES PAN WO CA CO PA PES PAN WO

Yellow W-EL 3–4 5 4 5 5 5

Red W-EL 3–4 5 3–4 4 5 5

Blue W-EL 3–4 5 4 4–5 5 5

Royal Blue W-EL 4–5 5 4–5 4–5 5 5

Black W-EL 3–4 5 4 5 5 5

Suplementary dyes

Golden Yellow W-3R 4–5 5 5 5 5 5

Red WW-BFS 200% 5 5 5 5 5 5

Blue BGE-01 200% 3–4 5 3–4 4–5 5 5

Commodity dyes
C.I. disperse

blue 56 2–3 3–4 2 3–4 5 4

blacks based on blue 2–3 4 2–3 2–3 5 5

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 Wash fastness properties

All fastness were determined on PES/EL (90/10) at a depth of 1/1 SD (navy as navy and black as
black) after reduction clearing and heat setting for 30s at 180°C/356°F.

Wash fastness 60°C/140°F, C2S

TERASIL CA CO PA PES PAN WO CA CO PA PES PAN WO

Yellow W-EL 3–4 5 3–4 5 5 5

Red W-EL 4–5 4–5 5 4 5 5

Blue W-EL 3–4 5 4 5 5 5

Royal Blue W-EL 5 5 5 5 5 5

Black W-EL 3 5 3–4 5 5 5

Suplementary dyes

Golden Yellow W-3R 3–4 5 3–4 5 5 5

Red WW-BFS 200% 5 5 5 5 5 5

Blue BGE-01 200% 3–4 5 3–4 4 5 5

Commodity dyes
C.I. disperse

blue 56 2–3 3–4 2 3–4 5 4

blacks based on blue 2 3–4 1–2 2–3 4 3

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 Fastness to dry heat on PES 100%

(30s at 180°C/356°F) Ch PES CO

TERASIL Yellow W-EL no change

5 4 4–5

TERASIL Red W-EL no change

5 4 4–5

TERASIL Blue W-EL no change

5 4 4–5

TERASIL Royal Blue W-EL no change

5 3–4 4–5

TERASIL Black W-EL no change

5 3–4 4

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 Dyeing method

TERASIL ® W is a cost-effective range, giving very good wash fastness in ISO 105 C06 tests
(40°C/104°F, 50°C/122°F and 60°C/140°F), while TERASIL WW dyes give top wet fastness on all
substrates and in all tests including AATCC 61, 2A, 49°C/120°F (the standard test for US market).

Dyeing recipe Reduction clearing

0.5–1.0 g/l ALBAFLOW SF PLUS or UNI (penetration accelerant) 4–8 ml/l caustic soda 36° Bé/66° Tw
0.5–2.0 g/l UNIVADINE DPL (dispersant) 2 g/l soda ash
3.0 g/l ALBATEX AR (reduction inhibitor, as required) 4–6 g/l sodium hydrosulfite conc.*
1.0 g/l UNIVADINE NFL (leveling agent, as required)
3 g/l ERIOPON OS
0.0–2.5 g/l UNIVADINE PB (diffusion accelerant)* ––––––
3.0–4.0 g/l ALBATEX AB-45 (pH 4.5) 30 min at 85–90°C/185–194°F
x % TERASIL W/WW * = stabilized hydrosulfite gives better
heating rate from 70°C to max temperature: 0.5–2.0°C/min results.
hold 60 min at 125°C/257°F or 30 min at 130°C/266°F Depending on the fabric construction and
cooling down or HT drop deepth of shade, 2 reduction clearings
maybe necessary.

UNIVADINE ® PB, a diffusion accelerant, which ensures a good dyeing reproducibility and a faster
build up on difficult polyester fabrics such as microfibers, texturized PES yarn and high stretched
PES yarn and overcomes temperature variations in the dyeing machine. UNIVADINE PB hardly
affects the elastane fiber properties.

Reduction clearing

Disperse dyes in elastane are well protected against reduction clearing. It is therefore necessary to
remove the dye from the elastane fiber in order to destroy it in the reduction clearing bath. This
extraction can be achieved at 85–90°C/185–194°F with ERIOPON® OS.
The following illustration shows the dye remaining on elastane fiber after reduction clearing
performed at 70°C/158°F and 85°C/185°F with and without ERIOPON® OS. Only TERASIL W and
TERASIL WW dyes can be completely removed from the elastane fiber.

30 min at 70°C 30 min at 85°C

without with without with ERIOPON OS

elastane dye elastane dye

TERASIL
Red W-4BS equilibrium equilibrium

Disperse
Red 167.1 without ERIOPON OS with ERIOPON OS

TERASIL W and TERASIL WW dyes are effevtively removed from the elastane fiber.

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 Dyeing method

Recommended minimum dyeing temperature and time (min)

PES fiber conventional microfiber conventional microfiber

125°C/257°F 125°C/257° 125°C/257°F 125°C/257°F
TERASIL W-EL TERASIL W
130°C/266°F F 130°C/266°F 130°C/266°F
130°C/266°
F
45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min
Yellow W-EL 15 min 15 min Yellow W-6GS* 15 min 15 min
45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min
Red W-EL 15 min 15 min Red W-4BS* 15 min 15 min
45 min 45 min 45 min 45 min
Blue W-EL 15 min 15 min Blue W-BLS* 15 min 15 min
60 min 60 min 45 min 45 min
Royal Blue W-EL 30 min 30 min Navy W-RS* 30 min 30 min
60 min 60 min 45 min 45 min
Black W-EL 30 min 30 min Black W-NS* 30 min 30 min
45 min 45 min
Suplementary dyes Red WW-DS* 15 min 15 min
45 min 45 min ™ ™
Golden Yellow W-3R 15 min 15 min Red WW-3BS* 30 min 30 min
45 min 45 min ™ ™
Red WW-BFS 200% 15 min 15 min Violet WW-2RS* 30 min 30 min
45 min 45 min 60 min 60 min
Blue BGE-01 200% 15 min 15 min Blue WW-2GS* 30 min 30 min
60 min 60 min
Navy WW-GSN* 30 min 30 min
™ ™
Black WW-KSN* 30 min 30 min
™ not recommended.
* an addition of UNIVADINE PB is required.
Note: indicated dyeing time (15, 30 and 45 min) can vary according to PES type and depth of shade.

Main trichromatic element

TERASIL W-EL Yellow W-EL/Red W-EL/Blue W-EL
TERASIL W Yellow W-6GS/Golden Yellow W-3R/Red W-4BS/Blue W-BLS
TERASIL WW Yellow W-6GS/Golden Yellow W-3R/Red WW-DS or Red WW-BFS 200%/Blue WW-2GS

®
Required amount of UNIVADINE PB (g/l)

PES type conventional microfiber

Shade depth pale medium dark pale medium dark

Dyeing at 60 min at 125°C/257°F

0.5 1.5 2.5 – 1.0–1.5 1.5–2.5
or 30 min at 130°C/266°F

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