Pigment and process for producing the same
First Claim
1. A pigment comprising:
- a light-transparent ceramic scaly substrate;
a tin compound layer coated on a surface of said substrate in an amount of 0.6 to 0.75% by weight with respect to said substrate, said amount being converted into metallic tin;
a rutile type titanium dioxide layer formed on a surface of said substrate coated with said tin compound;
a metal compound layer coated on a surface of said titanium dioxide layer in an amount of 0.15 to 0.6% by weight with respect to said substrate, the metal of said metal compound being at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, As, Cd, Zn, Mn, Pb and Cr, and said amount being converted into metal; and
metallic glossy dots formed on said substrate in a scattering manner, said metallic glossy dots occupying 0.05 to 95% of a total surface area of said surfaces,wherein said metal dots are of uniform particle diameters and are formed between said titanium dioxide layer and said substrate.
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Disclosed are a pigment including a light-transparent ceramic scaly substrate, a tin compound layer coated on a surface of the substrate in an amount of 0.6 to 0.75% by weight with respect to the substrate, the amount being converted into metallic tin, a rutile type titanium dioxide layer formed on a surface of the substrate coated with the tin compound, a metal compound layer coated on a surface of the titanium dioxide layer in an amount of 0.15 to 0.6% by weight with respect to the substrate, metal of the metal compound being at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, As, Cd, Zn, Mn, Pb and Cr, and the amount being converted into metal, and metallic glossy dots formed on the surfaces in a scattering manner, the metallic glossy dots occupying 0.05 to 95% of a total surface area of the surfaces, and a process for producing the same. Since the metallic glossy dots are formed preferentially between the titanium dioxide layer and the substrate on which the tin compound layer facilitating the metallic glossy dots formation selectively is coated. Therefore, the particle diameters of the metallic glossy dots are made uniform, and accordingly the light scattering and the light reflection are also made uniform. As a result, the pigment produces a color tone which varies less. With the production process, it is possible to stably produce a pigment producing a less varying color tone.
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1. A pigment comprising:
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a light-transparent ceramic scaly substrate; a tin compound layer coated on a surface of said substrate in an amount of 0.6 to 0.75% by weight with respect to said substrate, said amount being converted into metallic tin; a rutile type titanium dioxide layer formed on a surface of said substrate coated with said tin compound; a metal compound layer coated on a surface of said titanium dioxide layer in an amount of 0.15 to 0.6% by weight with respect to said substrate, the metal of said metal compound being at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, As, Cd, Zn, Mn, Pb and Cr, and said amount being converted into metal; and metallic glossy dots formed on said substrate in a scattering manner, said metallic glossy dots occupying 0.05 to 95% of a total surface area of said surfaces, wherein said metal dots are of uniform particle diameters and are formed between said titanium dioxide layer and said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A process for producing a pigment comprising the steps of:
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(1) coating tin compound on a surface of a light-transparent ceramic scaly substrate in an amount of 0.6 to 0.75% by weight with respect to said substrate, said amount being converted into metallic tin; (2) forming rutile type titanium dioxide layer on a surface of said substrate including said tin compound; (3) coating compound of metal on a surface of said titanium dioxide layer in an amount of 0.15 to 0.6% by weight with respect to said substrate, said metal being at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, As, Cd, Zn, Mn, Pb and Cr, and said amount being converted into metal; and (4) forming metallic glossy dots on said substrate in a scattering manner, said metallic glossy dots occupying 0.05 to 95% of the total surface area of said surfaces, wherein said metal dots are of uniform particle diameters and are formed between said titanium dioxide layer and said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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