Compounders of high performance thermoplastics and engineered thermoplastics used in automotive parts, electrical and electronic components, household appliances and other industrial applications face challenges in their use of pigments.  These challenges include: tradeoffs between color performance and dispersibily, loss of mechanical strength, and achieving desired jetness of black color. Fortunately, solutions exist for these challenges with a new specialty carbon black pigment!

BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD Specialty Carbon Black

BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD specialty carbon black is designed for use in engineering and high-performance thermoplastics. BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD specialty carbon black enables an unprecedented combination of color, impact and tensile behavior

• Tailored for use in high performance and engineering thermoplastics requiring high mechanical strength
• Designed for improved dispersion in polar resins (e.g. polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonates
• Achieves highest jetness among Cabot’s specialty carbon blacks for plastics at very low loadings

Performance Improvement  

• Allows users to eliminate the tradeoff between color performance and dispersibility
• Reduces the loss of mechanical strength thanks to reduced loadings and better dispersion, enabling dark black plastic compounds to retain unmatched combinations of color, impact and tensile behavior

Resin Flexibility/Cost Savings

• Enables compounders to increase the share of post-industrial and/or post-consumer recycled feedstock in their formulations due to retention of mechanical strength
• Higher content of recycled feedstock reduces raw material cost of formulations

Enhancing Sustainability

• Higher retention of mechanical properties enables metal replacement and thinner walls molding to meet lightweighting needs and meeting CO2 emission reduction targets
• Increased usage of recycled feedstock supports a circular economy, creating more sustainable products and reducing the reliance on fossil raw material input

Sample & Tech Data

Key Applications

• Automotive parts (interior, exterior, under-the-hood) with high mechanical strength requirements
• Electrical engineering & electronics parts (E&E)
• Household appliances
• Industrial and other technical applications

Have Questions? We’re here to help!

Azelis Americas CASE has technical experts and formulating chemists creating new products in our world-class laboratories. We are ready to share our knowledge and experience with you!

Talk to your Sales Representative or one of our technical experts to get started on your next big project!

Contact an Expert

DISCLAIMER - The information contained herein is given in good faith, based on our current knowledge and without any representation and warranty, express or implied, on its quality, accuracy, and completeness. Although it is Azelis’ practice to assist our customers with technical advice and to identify and recommend appropriate solutions for any particular application issue, such assistance, advice, and recommendation is provided without guarantee and warranty, express or implied, in relation to the suitability for use, merchantability or performance of a product, formulation or its individual ingredients for any particular application, and Azelis cannot accept any liability for any possible damages, losses or claims in this respect. Considering that Azelis can neither anticipate nor control the different conditions or circumstances under which the product is being used or commercialized, each user should conduct the necessary research and testing to ensure that a product, formulation, or its individual ingredients are fit for purpose and their intended application and verify whether their use or application does not infringe any third party (intellectual property) rights. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations when handling any product, formulation, or individual ingredient and are expected to familiarize themselves with the Safety Data Sheet for safety, health, and environmental information, including any instructions related to wearing protective equipment. Where required, users should obtain the necessary certifications, permits, and authorizations prior to using or commercializing any product, formulation, or individual ingredient. Please make certain that you are at all times in possession of the latest version of the written technical specification for each product, formulation, or individual ingredient, which can be requested in writing by mailing to your local representative].