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Abrasion Resistant Coatings
Abrasion resistant coatings are specialized surface treatments engineered to protect underlying materials from damage caused by friction, rubbing, and wear. Designed to enhance the durability and longevity of various surfaces, these coatings form a robust barrier that withstands scratching, scuffing, and erosion from contact with other materials. By significantly increasing a material’s resistance to mechanical wear, abrasion resistant coatings are crucial in applications ranging from protecting delicate components to extending the lifespan of high-traffic surfaces.
NANOMYTE® Hardcoat Product Lines
NEI’s abrasion resistant coatings provide excellent and durable scratch protection for a variety of materials, including plastic, metal, ceramic, wood, and composites. Easily applied using standard methods like dipping, brushing, or spraying, these coatings enhance the durability and extend the service life of your parts, particularly plastic substrates. This results in reduced maintenance and lower raw material, labor, and energy costs. For improved adhesion on plastics, NEI offers NANOMYTE® SR-Primer.
NEI’s hardcoats come in three formulations:
- NANOMYTE® SR-100 – a thermally cured, 2-component coating
- NANOMYTE® SR-100RT – a room temperature cure, single-component coating
- NANOMYTE® UVP-100 – a thermally cured, 2-component coating with UV protection
Select a tab below to learn more about each coating, download technical data sheets & instructions, or request a quote.
NANOMYTE® SR-100
NANOMYTE® SR-100
Transparent plastics, such as polycarbonate, acrylic, and molded parts with a high gloss finish, can scratch and scuff easily, and lose transparency quickly, during routine use and maintenance. NANOMYTE® SR-100 fulfills the need for abrasion or scratch resistant coatings on plastic substrates. It forms a ceramic-like hard surface that is needed in a variety of industrial and consumer applications, such as ophthalmic & sportswear lenses, automobile, airplane windows, and 3D printed parts.
SR-100 Hardcoat offers substantial improvements in resistance to ASTM D1044 abrasion, with delta haze values typically under 1%. In addition to excellent scratch-resistance, SR-100 has very good chemical resistance, remaining unaffected by brief exposure to common household and industrial chemicals which can sometimes seriously degrade bare plastic surfaces. Sensitive polymers, such as polycarbonate, are well protected from solvent attack.
Product Features:
- Optically transparent coating
- Excellent abrasion/scratch resistance
- Thermally cured coating
- Applied using standard coating processes, including dip-coating, spray coating, spin-coating, gravure, and reverse gravure
- Two-part, waterborne coating
- Available with compatible primer (NANOMYTE® SR-Primer) which works well with a range of plastics
Physical Characteristics:
- Product Form: Two-part liquid coating solution
- Color: Part A – Translucent; Part B – colorless
- Viscosity (20 °C): 10 – 25 cP (mixed)
Technical Data:
- Abrasion Resistance: Δ Haze < 1% (ASTM D1044 Taber abrasion test, polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load, 500 cycles)
- Chemical Resistance: Passes MIL-PRF-32432 standard – no visual damage after 24 hours of exposure to the following
chemicals: bleach (6.0 wt% sodium hypochlorite), 30% concentration DEET, fire resistant hydraulic fluid
(MIL-PRF-46170), hydraulic fluid, gasoline (87% Octane), motor oil, and JP8 fuel (MIL-DTL-83133E) - Mix Ratio (by weight): 9:1 (A:B)
- Induction time: 30 min (for spray application)
- Pot life: 72 hours
- Curing Temperature: Varies by substrate (see TDS for curing conditions)
- Cured Film Thickness: 3 – 10 µm (min-max recommended)
- Coverage: 700 – 1,000 ft2 per gallon
For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.
Precautions for Safe Handling:
Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Provide good
ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other
sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet (Part A) ♦ (Part B)
NANOMYTE® SR-100RT
NANOMYTE® SR-100RT
NANOMYTE® SR-100RT is a transparent coating designed to provide abrasion and mar resistance to plastic surfaces. The hard, dense, and smooth coating is a nanostructured composite consisting of organic and inorganic phases. The coating resists scratching and chipping. SR-100RT is a single component product that is easily applied by dip, spray, or brush techniques and can be cured at room temperature.
Product Features:
- Highly transparent coating that does not change the product appearance
- Good abrasion/scratch resistance
- Thin coating – Dry Film Thickness (DFT) of 5 – 25μm
- Room temperature cure – dry to touch within a couple of hours
- Amenable to dipping, flowing, spraying
- One-part product with long shelf life (1 year)
Physical Characteristics:
- Product Form: One-part liquid coating solution
- Color: Clear liquid (colorless to slight yellow)
Technical Data:
- Color: Clear liquid (colorless to slight yellow)
- Abrasion Resistance:
- Δ Haze < 4.5% (200 cycles)
- Δ Haze < 8% (500 cycles) - ASTM D1044 Taber abrasion test, polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load
- Curing Temperature: 20° – 150 °C
- Cured Film Thickness: 4 – 10 µm
- Coverage: 800 – 1200 ft2 / gallon
- Solids Content: 18 – 20 %
- Carrier Type: Solventborne
- VOCs: Less than 100 g/L
For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.
Precautions for Safe Handling:
Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Provide good
ventilation or extraction and avoid prolonged or repeated breathing of vapor. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other
sources of ignition. Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet.
NANOMYTE® UVP-100
NANOMYTE® UVP-100
NEI’s UVP-100 is a 2-component liquid coating that provides UV protection and abrasion resistance to plastic substrates. The coating composition comprises of a highly efficient UV-absorbing ingredient that essentially blocks 90% of UV radiation with < 375 nm wavelengths. The scratch resistant coating forms a highly transparent, ceramic-like hard surface that is needed in a variety of industrial and consumer applications. UVP-100 is thermally cured and can be applied on surfaces using standard coating processes, such as dip-coating, spray coating, and spin-coating.
Product Features:
- Optically transparent coating
- Excellent abrasion/scratch resistance
- Thermally cured coating
- Applied using standard coating processes, including dip-coating, spray coating, spin-coating, gravure, and reverse gravure
- Two-part, waterborne coating
- Available with compatible primer (NANOMYTE® SR-Primer) which works well with a range of plastics
Physical Characteristics:
- Product Form: Two-part liquid coating solution
- Color: Part A – Translucent; Part B – colorless
- Viscosity (20 °C): 10 – 25 cP (mixed)
Technical Data:
UV-Vis Spectrum on glass
- Abrasion Resistance: Δ Haze < 2% (ASTM D1044 Taber abrasion test, polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load, 500 cycles)
- Mix Ratio (by weight): 9:1 (A:B)
- Induction time: 30 min (for spray application)
- Pot life: 72 hours
- Curing Temperature: Varies by substrate (see TDS for curing conditions)
- Cured Film Thickness: 3 – 10 µm (min-max recommended)
- Coverage: 700 – 1,000 ft2 per gallon
For complete specifications and instructions, please refer to the Technical Data Sheet.
Precautions for Safe Handling:
Appropriate personal protective equipment should be used at all times. Provide good ventilation or extraction. Avoid contact with eyes, skin, and clothing. Avoid inhalation of vapor or mist. Keep away from heat, sparks, flames and other sources of ignition. No smoking. Take measures to prevent the build-up of electrostatic charge.
For complete safety information, refer to the Safety Data Sheet (Part A) ♦ (Part B)
Technical Links
Technical Links
View and download the latest technical data for our Hardcoats and Primer:
Coating |
Product Description |
Safety Data Sheet |
Technical Data Sheet |
| NANOMYTE® SR-100 | Scratch Resistant coating with UV Protection (Thermal Cure) | SR-100 (Part A) ♦ SR-100 (Part B) | SR-100 TDS & Instructions |
| NANOMYTE® SR-100RT | Scratch Resistant coating (Room Temp cure) | SR-100RT | SR-100RT TDS & Instructions |
| NANOMYTE® UVP-100 | Scratch Resistant coating with UV Protection (Thermal Cure) | UVP-100 (Part A) ♦ UVP-100 (Part B) | UVP-100 TDS & Instructions |
| NANOMYTE® SR-Primer | Adhesion Promoter for plastic substrates | SR-Primer | SR-Primer TDS & Instructions |
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NANOMYTE® Abrasion Resistant coatings are sold and shipped directly from NEI and available in liter or gallon (~3.8L) quantities, as well as higher volumes by request. Alternatively, NEI offers custom coating services for a nominal fee and would be happy to coat your sample substrates for evaluation purposes.
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