Matt Golds
Gold has been known and valued by humans since prehistoric times. Nowadays, gold-based chemicals are widely used in pharmaceutical and medical instrument manufacturing, catalyst manufacturing, electronics and other industries. In electroplating, gold-based chemicals are applied to add color, and shine, as well as to convey high chemical resistance and conductivity to products, and to bring down production costs.
Our product portfolio includes gold products in the form of powder, solution, mixture.
Matt Golds
Matt gold preparations, commonly referred to as matt golds, are metallo-organic materials based on precious metals that are dissolved in resin and oil systems. Within the preparations, additional metalloid solutions work as adhesion promoters and ensure that the matt golds provide good mechanical and chemical adhesion after firing. During firing, all organic components burn off. What remains on the decorated item is a metal alloy layer with a silk matt golden look. Matt golds contain matting agents that turn their fired appearance into a typical silk matt golden look, similar to fired burnished gold decorations, but without needing to be burnished.
The layer thicknesses of silk matt golden decors are similar to the layer thicknesses of bright golds. Fired matt gold decorations show strong mechanical and chemical resistances as well as dishwashing durability. However, the exact resistance depends on the firing conditions.
Matt gold color shades
Application of matt golds
Matt golds are mostly applied via screen printing for the production of decals. Heraeus also offers liquid matt golds for brush application. These are used for fine line decoration of tableware or on the handles of cups.
Matt golds are designed for decorating porcelain, bone china, earthenware and tiles.
Our Matt Gold Products
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| ceramic | bone china, porcelain | liquid silk matt gold | brush | yellow red | tableware | |
| ceramic | porcelain | liquid silk matt gold | brush | light yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | bone china, porcelain | silk matt gold paste | decal printing | yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | bone china, porcelain | silk matt gold paste | decal printing | yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | bone china, porcelain | silk matt gold paste | decal printing | yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | porcelain | silk matt gold paste | decal printing | light yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | porcelain | silk matt gold paste | decal printing | yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | porcelain, bone china | liquid silk matt platinum | brush | platinum yellow | tableware | |
| ceramic | porcelain, bone china | silk matt palladium paste | decal printing | platinum white | giftware | |
| ceramic | porcelain, bone china | silk matt platinum paste | decal printing | platinum yellow | giftware |
