New zinc flake pigments from Eckart for better and cheaper corrosion protection
Revised standards and guidelines now allow the use of zinc flake pigments in corrosion protection. The manufacturer Eckart can thus offer a more cost-effective and sustainable product solution.
The recent revision of DIN 12944 and also of AMPP (formerly SSPC) with the new Paint 29 allows new, alternative corrosion protection paints and offers more freedom in formulation - compared to the former mandatory use of zinc dust primers. With the new ProFlake Zn 3000 zinc flake pigment, Eckart, as one of the world's leading manufacturers of effect pigments, is responding to this upheaval by offering a product solution that allows significantly lower zinc content in the formulation - a key to more sustainable corrosion protection formulations, including a significantly reduced carbon footprint compared to currently used corrosion protection paints.
Percolation between zinc flakes and additional barrier formation provide ideal corrosion protection and offer a clear advantage over zinc dust. Further technical advantages are the easy handling and application of paints based on ProFlake Zn 3000 as well as their low settling behavior. Lean production processes of ProFlake Zn 3000 also guarantee an attractive price-performance ratio. The new pigment with a particle size of 31 µm (D50) is suitable, among other things, for coatings in marine, shipbuilding or bridge construction.