An ink composition contains pigment particles, inorganic oxide particles, and a lactam solvent. The content of the inorganic oxide particles is 5.0% to 10.0% relative to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition satisfies the following relationship: D.sub.50 of the pigment particles×0.1≤D.sub.50 of the inorganic oxide particles≤D.sub.50 of the pigment particles×1.5, wherein D.sub.50 represents the volume median diameter of the corresponding particles.

There is disclosed an ink composition for three dimensional (3D) printing. The ink composition comprises: a liquid dispersion of tungsten carbide (WC) particles and cobalt (Co) particles, and, a carrier vehicle for the dispersion of tungsten carbide particles and the dispersion of cobalt particles. The ink composition is of a viscosity usable with ink jet print heads for 3D printing.

There is disclosed an ink composition for three dimensional (3D) printing. The ink composition comprises: a liquid dispersion of tungsten carbide (WC) particles and cobalt (Co) particles, and, a carrier vehicle for the dispersion of tungsten carbide particles and the dispersion of cobalt particles. The ink composition is of a viscosity usable with ink jet print heads for 3D printing.

In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.

In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink.

Ink compositions for inkjet printing are disclosed. The ink compositions comprise a pigment, a binder system, a solvent system, and an epoxy resin. The ink compositions have improved drying time from the time of printing to the time of lamination with an overlaminate film as compared to existing inkjet ink compositions.

Ink compositions for inkjet printing are disclosed. The ink compositions comprise a pigment, a binder system, a solvent system, and an epoxy resin. The ink compositions have improved drying time from the time of printing to the time of lamination with an overlaminate film as compared to existing inkjet ink compositions.

The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

The present invention relates to a metal fine particle-containing ink containing metal fine particles (a) dispersed therein with a polymer B, in which the ink contains an ink solvent S; a difference ΔSP (|SP(S)−SP(B)|) between solubility parameters of the solvent S and the polymer B is not more than 1.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 wherein SP(S) and SP(B) are a solubility parameter of the ink solvent S and a solubility parameter of the polymer B, respectively, as measured by a Fedors method; and the SP(B) is not less than 9.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 and not more than 10.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5, as well as a method for producing a printed material, which includes the step of applying the metal fine particle-containing ink to a printing substrate to form a metal coating film of the ink on the printing substrate under ordinary-temperature environments, thereby obtaining the printed material.