When Many People Buy An Inkjet Printer, They Will First Ask Whether The Inkjet Printer Uses Dye Ink Or Pigment Ink, Or Whether The Ink Is Water-based Or Oil-based, So What Is The Difference Between The Two? This Article Gives Detailed Instructions. After Reading This Article, You Will Have A Preliminary Understanding Of Pigment Ink And Dye Ink.
1. Dye Ink. Dye Ink Is A Molecular-level Fully Soluble Ink. This Ink Is A Complete Composite Solution, And The Probability Of Blocking The Nozzle Is Very Small. The Dye Ink Is Easy To Be Absorbed By The Material After Spraying, The Color Is Bright, And The Cost Is Low. The Advantages Of Dye Ink Are Bright Colors, Distinct Layers And Lower Price Than Pigment Ink, So It Is The Preferred Ink For Printing Engineering Drawings, Photo Pictures, Making Color Inkjet Business Cards, Etc.
2. Pigment Ink. Pigment Ink, To Put It More Vividly, Is Powder Ink. Of Course, This Is Just A Metaphor, Not Accurate Enough. To Be Precise, It Grinds Solid Pigments Into Very Fine Particles And Dissolves Them In A Special Water Solvent. It Is A Suspension Solution Or Semi-solution, Which Has The Same Properties As The Pigments Of Our Printed And Dyed Clothes. It Is Completely Opposite To The Principle That Dye Ink Penetrates Into The Medium To Form Color. Pigment Ink Develops Color By Attaching The Color Material To The Surface Of The Medium (such As Copy Paper Or Printing Paper, Etc.). Therefore, The Advantages Of Pigment Ink Are: When Printing With Pigment Ink, It Will Not Scatter Even If It Is Printed On Ordinary Paper, And Because The Pigment Itself Is Waterproof And Not Easily Decomposed By Ultraviolet Rays, It Has Strong Water Resistance And Light Resistance. The Stuff Lasts For Over A Year With No Visible Signs Of Fading Even When Used Outdoors. The Disadvantage Is That Most Pigment Inks Will Leave Color Material On The Surface Of The Medium, So Even If You Print On Paper With A Flat Surface Of The Glossy Medium, You Will Not Be Able To Print A Glossy Image. This Is Why Things Normally Printed With Pigment Inks Are Not Glossy.
3. Ink Used By Hp Plotter. Hp's Plotters Use Pigment Inks And Dye Inks. For Example, Z2100, Z5200, Z3100, Z3200, Z6200, Z6800, Z6810 And Other Models All Use Pigment Ink. In Hp's Six-color Machines Such As T610, T770, T1200, T790, T1300, T920, T1500, T930, T1530, T2500, Etc., The Matte Black Uses Pigment Ink, And Other Color Inks Are Dye Inks. Nowadays, Many Users Are Considering Practical Applications. It Is Also Feasible To Change The Ink Of The Plotter From The Original Dye Ink To Pigment Ink, Or From The Original Pigment Ink To Dye Ink. But, Changing The Ink Used By The Plotter Requires A Certain Appropriate Method. Users Who Need To Change The Ink Can Contact The Author Of This Article, And The Author Can Provide Solutions And Methods For Changing The Ink.
4. The Cost Of Ink Comparison. In Addition, The Manufacturing Cost Of Pigment Ink Is High, So The Price Is Also More Expensive Than That Of Dye Ink, And The Price Difference Is As High As Two To Four Times. Therefore, The Purchase Of Ink Needs To Comprehensively Consider The Application And Production Cost.
5. How To Distinguish Between Dye Ink And Pigment Ink. When Ink Is Placed In Front Of Us, How To Identify Whether The Ink Is Pigment Ink Or Dye Ink? We Can Stick A Little Ink With Our Fingers, And Then Rinse It Under Running Water. The Pigment Ink Is Easier To Wash Off, And The Dye Ink Is Not Easy To Wash Off. This Can Be Known From The Ink Properties Mentioned Above. Pigment Ink Develops Color By Attaching The Color Material To The Surface Of The Medium (such As Copy Paper Or Printing Paper, Etc.), While Dye Ink Has Strong Permeability And Forms Color By Penetrating Into The Medium. Externally, The Yellow Pigment Ink Appears As A Powdery Suspension Of Particles, While The Yellow Dye Ink Appears Translucent.
