Hybrid Hard Coating Material,
"Acier"

Coating Functional Materials Highly Functional Hard Coating Material

Hard Coating Material with High Performance on Hardness and Scratch Resistance

Features

・UV-curing hard coating material developed for plastic substrates (PMMA, PC, etc.)
・Coating layer with high transmittance
・High performance on hardness and scratch resistance with bonding of organic and inorganic hybrid
・Hard coating with anti smudge

Detailed Information

Properties
Item Test condition Results
Transmittance JIS K7361-1 (Measured with Haze Meter [NIPPON DENSHOKU, NDH5000]) 92.2%
Haze JIS K7136 (Measured with Haze Meter [NIPPON DENSHOKU, NDH5000]) 0.2% or lower
Refractive Index Calculate from reflectance measured with Olympus USPM-RUⅢ 1.51-1.52
Adhesiveness Crosshatch tape test (3 times) Pass
Pencil Hardness JIS K5600-5-4 (750 g load) 6H or higher
Scratch Resistance Steel wool #0000, 1 kg load, 100 strokes No scratch
Contact Angle θ/2 method 105° (Water)
68° (Oleic acid)
Humidity Resistance 60℃, 90%RH, 1000 h Pass
Hot Water Resistance 80℃, 96 h Pass
UV Resistance Super Xenon irradiation, BP=63℃, 1000 h Pass
Heat Resistance 80℃, 1000 h Pass
Thermal Shock Resistance -40℃, 1 h ⇔ 85℃, 1 h x 100 cycles Pass

 

Substrate: PMMA with 2 mm thick
Coating condition: Bar coating, Coating thickness : approx. 11 μm
Curing condition: High pressure mercury lamp 80 W/cm, accumulated light 900 mJ/cm²
*The data in the table are for reference, not guaranteed value.

Evaluation result for hard coating performance
Test condition: Steel wool scratch test, #0000, 1.5 kg load
Measured with Haze Meter (NIPPON DENSHOKU, NDH5000)
Steel wool: #0000, 1 kg load
Evaluation result for anti smudge

Test condition: Artifical fingerprint reagent kit (500 g load), wiping with KimWipes (500 g load) Measured haze value after wiping

Applied ink: Oil-based ink of Zebra Co., Ltd.
Liquid Characteristics
Item Characteristic
Appearance Transparent liquid
Solid content Approx. 50%
Main Solvent MIBK
(Methyl isobutyl ketone)
PGM
(Propylene glycol monomethylether)
Viscosity (25°C) 5-15 mPa·s 20-30 mPa·s
Stability No change in viscosity after storage
at room temperature for 12 months
No change in viscosity after storage
at room temperature for 12 months

 

*The data in the table are for reference, not guaranteed value.

 

*All the images used are for illustrative purpose only.

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https://www.nidek-intl.com/contact/

NOTE

The availability of products differs from country to country depending on the status of approval.
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.