Stainless Steel Flake AMETEK Stainless Steel Flake is available as a bright attractive pigment and is ideally suited for applications such as in decorative coatings and high-performance protective paints.
Solvent Systems
Leafing pigments are capable of concentrating at the surface of a paint film, where particles overlap each other,creating a metallic appearance. Two sizes are available. Fine Grade averages 25 microns and Standard Grade averages 50 to 60 microns.
A special maintenance grade, Stainless Steel Flake SSC in 10% mineral spirits paste, is also available.
Water-Borne Systems
AMETEK Stainless Steel Flake is particularly useful because it will not form hydrogen when incorporated in water-borne coatings and consequently will not cause gassing. It eliminates problems with the popping of can lids.
