UV curable hardcoats
Our selection of specialty acrylates to address extreme conditions
Why moving to UV cured hardcoats ?
Curing process advantages
- Very high productivity
- Process efficiency and flexibility
- No solvent emission
- One layer UV coated – no primer required

Excellence of final film performance
- High-end quality finish
- Very high scratch resistance
- Superior chemical resistance
- Very good exterior durability
- Adhesion to difficult substrates

Application field benefits
- Architectural panels and films
- Interior and exterior automotive parts
- Helmet visors, goggles and ophthalmic lens
- Consumer electronics
- Solar films

Exterior durability demonstration
Our choice of oligomers for improved weathering properties:
Florida (USA) exposure - some selected results:
Selection | Functionality | Tg | Gloss retention | Delta yellow index | |
Test for 7,5 years |
CN9001 | 2 | 55°C | 85% | -3,1 |
CN981 | 2 | 35°C | 97% | -2,1 | |
CN991 | 2 | 15°C | 97,5% | -1,05 | |
SR531 | 1 | 10°C | 100% | -0,73 | |
Test for 6 years |
SR595 | 2 | 90°C | 97% | -1,2 |
SR833S | 2 | 185°C | 81% | 0,45 |
Florida (USA) exposure: Inland, facing south, 5° angle - Substrate: cold roll steel with E.coat/primer and white automotive basecoat
Solvent free clearcoat: 50% oligomers + 50% monomers + 3% TPO-L - Film thickness: 35-45 μm
Curing conditions: 4,5 J/cm2 with Heraeus lamps - bulbs V and H - under nitrogen