How Dye Sublimation Works in Sublimation Transfer System
How Dye Sublimation Works in Sublimation Transfer System Dye sublimation, a dye-transfer process that got its start in the 1960s for use in textiles, has advanced in recent years to provide wear-resistant, full-color surface decoration of flat objects like mouse pads and tiles. Even more recently, it has proved applicable to three-dimensional products. When the dyes are heated in this transfer process, they vaporize, and if they are in close proximity to a suitable substrate, such as a plastic or coating, the vapors penetrate the adjacent substrate by around 0.002 in. up to 0.25 in. The plastic substrate must be able to withstand temperatures of 280 to 375 F necessary to vaporize the dye. Since the dyes are transparent, the substrate should be light in color—white, light gray, or beige. If the plastic substrate is translucent, it will remain translucent after coloring. The lighter the substrate color, ...
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