Sands'
Color Shift Pigments pigments
are thin (5 micron) highly-transparent
platelets of a purely organic
polymer network with helical,
liquid crystalline structure.
This helical structure
causes each platelet to
behave like a small, selective
mirror. Light falling on
the platelets is split
into two components: most
is transmitted; however,
a small fraction is reflected.
The wavelength of reflected
light changes continuously,
a phenomenon known as color
transition.
Sands' Color Shift Pigments
are available in the following
five color transition pairs
and associated platelet sizes:
| Jade:
Color transition
from deep gold
to dark green |
| HJX1810
-Jade Extra Small |
d50
approx. 18 micron |
| HJS2410
Jade Small |
d50
approx. 25 micron |
| HJN3510
Jade Normal |
d50
approx. 34 micron |
| HJL9510
Jade Large |
d50
approx. 180 micron |
| Maple:
Color transition
from copper-red
to forest green |
| HMX1810
Maple Extra Small |
d50
approx. 18 micron |
| HMS2410
Maple Small |
d50
approx. 25 micron |
| HMN3510
Maple Normal |
d50
approx. 34 micron |
| HML9510
Maple Large |
d50
approx. 180 micron |
| Sapphire:
Color transition
from royal blue
to ultraviolet |
| HSX1810
Sapphire Extra
Small |
d50
approx. 18 micron |
| HSS2410
Sapphire Small |
d50
approx. 25 micron |
| HSN3510
Sapphire Normal |
d50
approx. 34 micron |
| HSL9510
Sapphire Large |
d50
approx. 180 micron |
| Scarabeus:
Color transition
from emerald
green to electric
blue |
| HCX1810
Scarabeus Extra
Small |
d50
approx. 18 micron |
| HCS2410
Scarabeus Small |
d50
approx. 25 micron |
| HCN3510
Scarabeus Normal |
d50
approx. 34 micron |
| HCL9510
Scarabeus Large
|
d50
approx. 180 micron |
| Aquarius:
Color transition
from turquoise
to blue |
| HAX1810
Aquarius Extra
Small |
d50
approx. 18 micron |
| HAS2410
Aquarius Small |
d50
approx. 25 micron |
| HAN3510
Aquarius Normal |
d50
approx. 34 micron |
| HAL9510
Aquarius Large |
d50
approx. 180 micron |
