The invention relates to a water-based
metal ink for UV offset ink and a preparation method thereof. The water-based
metal ink comprises the following components by weight: 25-35 parts of
water soluble resin, 30-50 parts of a
solvent, 1-5 parts of a
photoinitiator, 10-30 parts of a metallic
pigment, 2-5 parts of a fastness assistant, 2-4 parts of a leveling assistant and 1-3 parts of a
wetting and dispersing assistant. Specifically, the
solvent is a mixed
solvent of deionized water and
ethanol in a
mass ratio of 1:1, the metallic
pigment is
bronze powder or aluminum silver
powder. The preparation method includes: firstly fully mixing the metallic
pigment with the solvent evenly, then adding
water soluble resin, the
photoinitiator and assistants in order, stirring the materials fully till uniform dispersion, then carrying out filling, sealing and packaging, and performing
aluminum foil sealing, thus obtaining the water-based
metal ink finished product. Compared with the prior art, the water-based metal ink provided by the invention is green and environment-friendly, has the advantages of good binding fastness with UV offset ink, difficult fall, simple preparation process, good finished product stability, and production cost saving, and is suitable for
industrial scale and high efficiency production.