BS ISO 1247-2:2021

What is ISO 1247-2 about?  

ISO 1247 discusses aluminium pigments for paints. ISO 1247-2 is the second part of the ISO 1247 multi-series and discusses vacuum metallized aluminium pigments.  

ISO 1247-2 specifies the requirements and corresponding test methods for vacuum metallized aluminium pigments (VMP) suitable for use in paints and printing ink industries. 

Who is ISO 1247-2 for? 

ISO 1247-2 on aluminium pigments for paints is useful for: 

• Paint Manufacturers  
• Ink Manufacturers 
• Quality control personnel  

Why should you use ISO 1247-2? 

Since the beginning of the new millennium, with the progress in technology and product development, there is a boom of new types of aluminium pigments which, serving as heat-resistant or rust-proof coatings or as colourants, find their ways into applications in a wide range of industrial sectors.  

ISO 1247-2 gives you tests related to vacuum metallized aluminium pigments. The test mentioned in ISO 1247-2 helps you in achieving the highest level of reflectance in solvent-based paints, inks, and coatings. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS ISO 1247-2:2021 cancels and replaces ISO 1247:1974. BS ISO 1247-2:2021 includes some technical changes with respect to ISO 1247:1974. These include: 

• The mandatory Clause 3, terms, and definitions, has been added and the definition of the vacuum metallized aluminium pigment (VMP) has been included 
• The requirements and test methods for "leafing power" have been deleted 
• The title has been changed 
• Former Clause 3, description, has been deleted and the content has been listed under the new terms and definitions clause. 
• Former Clause 4, Classification, has been deleted and former Clause 5, now Clause 4, has been re-named "Requirements and test methods"