Direct Blue 71 alias direct light blue B2RL, direct light blue B2R. The appearance is generally blue gray uniform powder. Water soluble, soluble in water blue, slightly soluble in cellosolve, very slightly soluble in alcohol, Insoluble in other organic solvents. The dye is blue to grayish black in concentrated sulfuric acid, red-violet purple precipitate after dilution; dark brown in concentrated nitric acid; insoluble in concentrated sodium hydroxide; blue-violet in concentrated ammonia. The aqueous solution added with concentrated hydrochloric acid has a blue precipitate, and the concentrated sodium hydroxide has a red-violet purple precipitate. The copper and iron ion shades slightly change.
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It Widely used in viscose fiber dyeing, also used in viscose/PVA blends, cotton, and the carpet of dyeing and printing. Also used in leather, paper, soap, cheese, protein and formaldehyde resin color.
| Density | 1.31 |
| Dyeing Depth % | 2 |
| Light Fastness | 5-6 |
| Washing Fatness | 3-4 |
| Rubbing Fastness(dry) | 4 |
| Rubbing Fastness(wet) | 2-3 |
Solubility(g/L) | SDC classification | displacement(grade) | metal ion effect(grade) | discharge property(grade) | other features | ||
copper | iron | neutral | basic | ||||
20(97℃) | B | 2~3 | 4~5 | 4~5 | 4~5 | 4~5 | — |
sun exposure | soaping | flooding | perspiration | rubbing | ironing | acid and alkali resistant | |||||||
standard depth | 1/12 depth | original color change | white fiber stained | original color change | white fiber stained | original color change | white fiber stained | dry | wet | sulfuric acid | acetic acid | soda ash | |
5 | — | 1~2 | 1 | 3 | 1~2 | 3 | 1 | 4~5 | 2~3 | 4 | 1 | 3~4 | 5 |
Direct Blue 71 offers good levelling and generally acceptable wash and light fastness for many end-uses. Fastness improves with proper fixation, rinsing and the use of recommended after-treatment agents; for high-performance textile applications additional finishing may be required.
Yes — its levelling properties make it suitable for both batch dyeing and printing. For continuous processes (pad-dry-steam or pad-batch), optimize paste viscosity and fixation conditions to minimize bleeding and migration.
Shade matching requires lab trials: adjust recipe concentration, liquor ratio and process auxiliaries, and always produce lab-scale samples to evaluate wet- and post-wash shades. Use spectrophotometric measurement for accurate replication across batches.