Silk is a very light natural fiber made by the silkworm. It is the strongest natural fiber known and makes for a luxurious soft-smooth fabric with excellent insulating properties in both cool and warm conditions. Orco Milling™, Orco Nylosol™, Orcolan Neutral™ and OrcoSet™ dyes provide bright and washfast colors on silk by both dyeing and printing processes.
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Orco Milling™ Acid Dyes for Silk
Orco Milling™ dyes are characterized by their high wetfastness and their wide range of bright colors. Although their lightfastness falls somewhat short of the metallized group of acid colors they do offer a brighter shade range to choose from. These dyes are used primarily in stock and package dyeing but have been used in piece dyeing where careful temperature and pH control is possible.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 24
Black 2BN
40 g/l
6
3-4
Acid
Blue 80
Brilliant Blue BL
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Blue 83
Brilliant Cyanine 6B
30 g/l
2-3
3-5
Acid
Blue 90
Brilliant Cyanine G
40 g/l
1-2
3-5
Acid
Blue 113
Cyanine 3R 125%
30 g/l
5-7
3-5
No CI
Blue RLWS
45 g/l
5-6
4-5
No CI
Blue 4SR 200% (T)
35 g/l
5-6
2-4
Acid
Green 19
Green B Conc
30 g/l
3-4
3-5
Acid
Green 41
Green 7GS
30 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Orange 4R-OR 200% (T)
50 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Red 114s
Red RS-W
50 g/l
4
4
Acid
Red 119
Bordeaux LFS
30 g/l
4-6
4-5
Acid
Red 131
Brilliant Red 3NR
40 g/l
4-5
2-5
Acid
Red 249
Brilliant Red B
35 g/l
3-4
4-5
Acid
Violet 48
Brilliant Violet BL 200%
90 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Violet 54
Brilliant Red 10B
50 g/l
4
4-5
Acid
Yellow 44
Yellow 6G
50 g/l
4-5
3-5
Acid
Yellow 38
Yellow O
40 g/l
5
3-4
No CI
Yellow 5G Conc
40 g/l
4-6
2-5
Orcolan Neutral™ Acid Dyes for Silk
Orcolan Neutral™ dyes for silk, are 2:1 premetalized acid dyes. Because of their large molecular size, these behave similarly to the Orco Milling™ dyes in application and strike rate. Because of the metal complex (Cr+3 usually), these dyes exhibit excellent light and wet fastness properties.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 107
Black BGL 200%
50 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Black 164
Black 3SBR
50 g/l
6-8
4-5
Acid
Black 172
Black DW
70 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Black 172
Black DW Liquid
–
6
4-5
Acid
Black 194
Black BR
70 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Black 194
Black BR Liquid
–
6-7
4-5
No CI
Black BL
60 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black JMA-2
50 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black RBL
25 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black LDS
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
No CI
Black MGBL
60 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Black 58s
Grey BLGY-N
60 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Black 60
Grey B
60g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Black 64s
Olive BGL 200%
60 g/l
5-6
5
Acid
Blue 127s
Blue GL
40 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Blue 193
Dark Blue BR
40 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Brown 289
Brown BRL
20 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Brown 45
Brown 2RL
20 g/l
6
5
Acid
Brown 48s
Brown 5R Special
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Brown 227
Brown GRL
30 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Brown 282
Brown GRS
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Orange 60
Orange NR
60 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Orange 86
Orange RL 250%
50 g/l
6-7
5
Acid
Red 182
Red B
50 g/l
6-8
3-4
Acid
Red 259
Red 4GL
45 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Red 362
Red BMS
50 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Red 414
Red RLS
40 g/l
5-6
5
Acid
Violet 90
Bordeaux BSB
30 g/l
4-6
4-5
Acid
Yellow 127
Yellow 5G
40 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Yellow 129
Yellow 2GL Ex
30 g/l
7
5
Acid
Yellow 151
Yellow WN 250%
70 g/l
4-5
3-5
Orco Nylosol™ Acid Dyes for Silk
Orco Nylosol™ dyes for silk are characterized by their excellent leveling and penetrating properties in addition to their wide range of bright colors. Although this range does not exhibit the high wet and light fastness properties of the Milling and Metallized dyes, when selected carefully and after-treated properly, good fastness may be achieved. This class of dye consists of two groups, each having somewhat different affinity for silk and requiring slightly different application methods.
Color
Index
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Acid
Black 52
Black WA
40 g/l
6-7
5
No CI
Black FVS
35 g/l
6
4-5
No CI
Black CB New
30 g/l
6
5
No CI
Black CBLW
30 g/l
6
5
No CI
Black DW
40 g/l
6-7
5
No CI
Black GD
40 g/l
6
5
No CI
Black JM-NM
35 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Brown 19
Brown BRL
30 g/l
6-7
4-5
Acid
Blue 25
Blue SWA
60 g/l
5
2-3
Acid
Blue 62
Brilliant Blue B
40 g/l
5
4-5
Acid
Blue 129
Blue PR
35 g/l
6-7
5
Acid
Blue 185
Turquoise Blue 3G
20 g/l
5
4
Acid
Blue 260
Brilliant Blue RL 200%
45 g/l
4-5
4-5
Acid
Blue 288s
Blue E-BRLS (N)
50 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Blue 324
Blue BRL 200%
30 g/l
5
2-4
Acid
Blue 281
Blue GLF
30 g/l
5
5
No CI
Brilliant Blue 3BLF (N)
40 g/l
4-5
3-4
No CI
Navy Blue LFWG (N)
30 g/l
4
2-4
Acid
Green 28
Green C3G 200%
40 g/l
6
4-5
Acid
Orange 116
Orange SLF 200%
70 g/l
6
3-5
Acid
Orange 156
Orange 3G Conc
60 g/l
6-7
3-5
Acid
Red 111
Scarlet GN
25 g/l
5-6
5
Acid
Red 114s
Red 8BRS
50 g/l
4-5
3
Acid
Red 151
Scarlet CL
30 g/l
3-4
2-4
Acid
Red 266
Red 2GP (N)
60 g/l
5-6
2-4
Acid
Red 299
Rubine 5BLF (N)
40 g/l
5-6
3-4
Acid
Red 337
Red GN 200%
40 g/l
4-5
4-5
No CI
Red 2RDF (N)
40 g/l
3-4
3-4
No CI
Pink BRLF (N)
40 g/l
3
3-4
No CI
Red HCO
40 g/l
5-6
3-4
Acid
Yellow 49
Yellow 9GL 200%
70 g/l
5-6
4-5
Acid
Yellow 219
Yellow 4GR 250% (N)
70 g/l
6-7
3-4
Acid
Yellow 250
Brillant Yellow FSC
30 g/l
2
4-5
Acid
Yellow 127
Brilliant Yellow 5G 200%
60 g/l
6
4-5
Orcoset™ Acid Dyes for Silk
Orcoset™ dyes for silk are a special group of modified 1:2 metal complex acid dyes exhibiting high fastness levels and similar dyeing properties. All dyes are applied at a pH of 4.5 in conjunction with Orcogal SET™. These dyes find application in stock, piece, and package dyeing, and printing.
Light
Fastness
Wash
Fastness
Black B-S
80 g/l
7
3-5
Grey G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Blue 2R-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Blue 5G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Navy R-S
100 g/l
5-6
3-5
Brown B-S
80 g/l
6
4-5
Brown G-S
80 g/l
6
4-5
Green B-S
80 g/l
6-7
4-5
Orange RN-S
80 g/l
5-6
4-5
Red G-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Red 2B-S
30 g/l
5-6
4-5
Bordeaux B-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Violet B-S
100 g/l
5-6
4-5
Yellow 2R-S
100 g/l
6-7
4-5
Yellow 4GN-S
80 g/l
6-7
5
Actual dye samples must be evaluated in a laboratory on medium to be dyed in production for accurate shade and physical property results. Shades shown on print material and computer monitors are for general reference only as they are inherently inaccurate due to calibration variations and technical limitations of monitors and printers.