LEDA® Compounded Color Technology

Description

• Resins are compounded with color and special effect additives for a molded-in color appearance
• Some additives compliant with FDA regulations for food-contact and medical applications
• Can match exact color requirements through Bayer's Color Competence Center.

Process

Injection molding or extrusion using compounded resins.

Colors and Special Effects

• Transparent, translucent, opaque
• Extraordinary visual effects - edge glow, sparkle, metallic, metal flake, fluorescent, translucent, color-travel, pearlescent, glow-in-the-dark - in a broad range of colors
• Possible to combine several special effects in one formulation

Materials

• Makrolon PC
• Bayblend PC+ABS (opaque only)
  

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There are 8 special effect families within the LEDA compounded color technology.

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SASS® Edge Glow Colors

An edge glow effect using subtle pale tints with color intensification at the part edges for a radiant glow.

Colors

Transparent tints with more intensely colored edges

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant)

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MIRAGE® Color-Travel and Pearlescent Colors

• Color-Travel - a color-travel, or color-shift effect using color that changes as the viewing angle changes. Color-Travel describes colors that appear to be different in hue when seen from different points of view.

Colors

Opaque or translucent, color-shifting or pearlescent

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose)

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ARIA® Translucent Colors

A translucent effect that creates a subtle outcome and, by using different levels of clarity, lets you decide how much the eye can see.

Colors

Translucent

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant)

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MINA® Metallic Colors

A metallic effect using small flakes to create the appearance of a metallic surface.

Colors

Opaque, metallic appearance colors

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant, impact-modified)
• Bayblend PC+ABS (general-purpose flame-retardant)

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ASTER® Metal Flake Colors

A metal-flake effect using larger, metallic and non-metallic particles to produce a futuristic appeal.

Colors

Opaque colors with flakes

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant, impact-modified)
• Bayblend PC+ABS (general-purpose flame-retardant)

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AZAR® Fluorescent Colors

A fluorescent effect using high-energy colors that add vibrancy in any application. When a transparent resin is used, there is intense color amplification at the part edges.

Colors

• Transparent and opaque (Makrolon PC)
• Opaque (Bayblend PC+ABS)

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant, impact-modified)
• Bayblend PC+ABS (general-purpose flame-retardant)

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DIVA® Sparkling Colors

A sparkling and shimmering effect using small, shiny particles with variable intensities and colors.

Colors

Translucent colors with shimmering particles.

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general-purpose, flame-retardant)

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LUNA™ Glow-In-the-Dark Colors

Colors which glow-in-the-dark after they have been exposed to light.

Colors

Translucent colors.

Materials

• Makrolon PC (general purpose, flame retardant)