Cadmium barium red

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Cadmium barium red

Description

Cadmium barium red at 100x; normal and UV light

A red cadmium pigment co-precipitated on Barium sulfate. Also called cadmium lithopone reds, these pigments were first used in 1926. Cadmium barium red is a permanent color that has poorer hiding power and lower tinting strength than pure cadmium red pigment.

See Cadmium sulfide.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cadmium red lithopone (AAT); Pigment Red 108:1; CI 77202:1; rosso di cadmio e bario (It.); vermelho de cádmio e bário (Port.)cadmium lithopone red; cadmopone

Raman (MFA)

Cadmium Barium red (Forbes MFA 172), 785nm resize.tif

XRD

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SEM

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EDS

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XRF

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Risks

  • Toxic by inhalation and ingestion.
  • Carcinogen.
  • Gamblin Colors: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Composition = CdS, CdSe

Resources and Citations

  • I. Fiedler , M. Bayard, "Cadmium yellows, oranges and reds", Artists Pigments, Volume 1, R. Feller (ed.), Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1986.
  • M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • Monona Rossol, The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, Allworth Press, New York, 1994

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