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[October 2002]
Morgan Advanced Ceramics Introduces Diamonex Diamondshield®
CoatingOffers the wear resistance of glass, maintaining the flexibility of plastic.
Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a world-leading supplier of innovative ceramic solutions for the medical, telecommunications, semiconductor and aerospace markets, introduces DIAMONEX DIAMONDSHIELD(r), the latest addition to its Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coating line. With an unprecedented combination of wear resistance and optical clarity, DIAMONDSHIELD is the most advanced transparent, protective coating available for plastics, providing the abrasion resistance of a glass surface in a thin film coating.
With its high hardness and flexibility, DIAMONDSHIELD is more than 10 times as abrasion-resistant as conventional UV or thermally-cured polymer coatings applied to plastics. These properties provide high-load durability to traditionally damage-prone plastic materials, including polycarbonate, acrylic and PMMA, typically used in applications such as handheld barcode scanners, PDA and GPS devices, eyewear, aircraft, bus and train windows, information kiosks and outdoor advertising.
DIAMONDSHIELD has a hardness 10 times that of plastic, an extensibility of 1.5-2%, an optical refractive index of 1.5, and hydrophobic properties with a water contact angle of 70?-110?. DIAMONDSHIELD is chemically resistant to solvents and most acids and bases and, when applied over weatherable substrates, it can survive weatherability tests, such as QUV A/B, for over 3,600 hours.
For more information about Diamonex DLC Coatings offered by Morgan Advanced Ceramics-Allentown, contact sales@diamonex.com or visit www.diamonex.com.
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