Barium Sulfate Candidates for Matt Coating Formulations
If you formulate a matt coating, a filler carrying a matting-use label is only a starting candidate.
Relia's barium sulfate grades can be reviewed against your target sheen, texture and coating chemistry.
- Coating
- Binder and application system
- Finish
- Target sheen and surface feel
- Trial
- Comparable film conditions

Manufacturing Support for This Purchase
Relia manufactures barium sulfate materials, with natural and precipitated grades listed in the range in China through its own factories.
Our role in this enquiry is to connect your finish requirement with a defined barium sulfate proposal. Tell Relia the binder, application method and accepted sheen range. A sample comparison should keep the candidate grade and its particle data identifiable while your coating team evaluates the complete formulation.
Coating
Binder and application system
Finish
Target sheen and surface feel
Powder
Particle and identity data
Trial
Comparable film conditions
The Matt Finish Window
A matting filler is chosen through the finish it creates in the intended binder. Our catalogue contains 85%-designated BaSO4 entries and NA4387/NA4388 options. We separate their grade identity, particle evidence and complete composition before asking your team to compare the resulting gloss and application behaviour.
Binder and application system
Target sheen and surface feel
Comparable film conditions

Matting Entries with Grade-Specific Evidence
| Review area | Listed data and acceptance basis | Use in your selection |
|---|---|---|
| BaSO4 entry · 6599 | The listing states 85% purity for water-based coating and ink matting evaluation. Confirm the remainder and offered grade. | Keep chemical identity, assay basis and the actual offered grade in the same specification. |
| Matting filler · 6598 | Its catalogue field is no more than 85%. Do not silently reinterpret this as a minimum assay. | Keep chemical identity, assay basis and the actual offered grade in the same specification. |
| NA4387 / NA4388 · 6587 | Two model options appear in one entry. Request a separate specification and sample identity for the selected option. | Keep chemical identity, assay basis and the actual offered grade in the same specification. |
| Gloss target | Set the substrate, binder, application thickness, cure and gloss geometry before comparing a low-gloss result. | Match the stated measurement method and compare the appearance in your finished material. |
Explore the Related Material Grades
Use these listed candidates to start a grade-specific discussion with us.
A Controlled Finish Comparison
Prepare matched drawdowns and measure gloss at the agreed geometry, with application and cure recorded. Compare surface feel, settling and the other relevant coating properties alongside gloss. A satisfactory low-gloss panel provides a more useful buying reference than a photograph of a white powder.

Matting wording
Does not prove the target sheen.
Roughness
Review it alongside gloss.
System changes
Do not inherit approval automatically.
Mineral and Precipitated BaSO4 Preparation
Particle preparation and classification influence how a filler distributes through the film, but the binder, other matting components and application also affect surface appearance. Compare the proposed BaSO4 route and coarse fraction without assuming that natural or precipitated material is automatically the correct matting choice. Use a specified gloss geometry and matched panels for the decision.
Identify the BaSO4 route
Natural barite is a processed mineral; precipitated barium sulfate is formed from a solution reaction.
Control the particle fraction
Mineral size reduction and precipitation produce different starting particles and require their own distribution evidence.
Separate and finish
Relevant separation, washing and finishing stages influence impurities and the supplied powder condition.
Connect to the coating
Compare distribution, coarse residue and dispersion under the coating preparation conditions actually used.
- Particles
- A median is not a maximum particle limit.
- Composition
- Keep relevant impurities separate from total BaSO4 assay.
- Film
- Judge the finish on matched panels under the agreed application and cure conditions.
An Approved Appearance Range
The accepted panel, grade and evaluation conditions form the reorder record. We discuss supply within that tested window rather than extending the result to every coating. A new binder or application method calls for a relevant review.

Connect the Next Purchasing Step
If you need a filler candidate for high-gloss powder coating, compare barium sulfate by grade, coarse tail and dispersion rather than by route alone.
If you buy precipitated barium sulfate for an automotive or industrial liquid topcoat, focus on the particle population that reaches the finished film.
If you want to use TiO2 more efficiently in white paint, an extender is a trial variable rather than a direct replacement for hiding pigment.
Start with Your Material Brief
Send us the details below to review a concrete grade proposal and the next evaluation step.
- Application and process
- Coating: Binder and application system
- Material and grade
- Your current grade or one of the relevant product links above.
- Important requirements
- Finish: Target sheen and surface feel; Trial: Comparable film conditions
- Purchase scope
- Trial or order quantity, preferred package and destination.
Qingdao Relia Industries Co., Ltd. · China manufacturing of industrial minerals, chemicals and the listed packaging products.
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Qingdao Relia Industries Co., Ltd.
Tell Relia the material, application, required grade, quantity and destination. Include the product link or the key limits you already use, so the next conversation starts with a concrete proposal.
Phone
+86 18561762631Call to discuss your enquiry.Qingdao contact address
Shuyuan Road, Qingdao,Shandong, ChinaQingdao contact address for the company.