Hybrid Hard Coating Material,
“Acier”

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.

Brochure Request

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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.