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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Aluminum flake pigment, paint composition and ink composition containing the same, and films thereof
Applicant:
Katsuhiro Minami, Nara, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuhiro Minami, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/64 (2006.01); B22F 9/02 (2006.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to provide an aluminum flake pigment having excellent metallic luster, fine-grainedness and a plating-like appearance presenting silvery classiness, an aluminum flake pigment, obtained by grinding aluminum powder in an organic solvent, having an average thickness (t) in the range of 0.025 μm to 0.08 μm and an average particle diameter (D) in the range of 8 μm to 30 μm is provided. This aluminum powder is preferably prepared by an atomized method. A ball mill is preferably used as a grinder for performing this grinding.