abstract |
An object of the present invention is to provide an actinic ray capable of achieving a high-definition and natural gloss when recorded on a non-absorbent recording medium such as a film or a laminated paper, or a slightly absorbent recording medium such as a coated paper. It is to provide a curable ink and an ink jet recording method. An actinic ray curable ink for ink jet recording, wherein the actinic ray curable ink reversibly undergoes a sol-gel phase transition with temperature, and the actinic ray curable ink contains 1% by mass of a gelling agent. The storage elastic modulus G ′ of the actinic radiation curable ink at a temperature Tm (° C.), which is separately defined and contained at less than 10% by mass, is 0.1 Pa or more and less than 1000 Pa, and the storage elastic modulus G ′ is the loss elastic modulus. An actinic ray curable ink characterized by being smaller than G ″. [Selection figure] None |