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Easy-to-Clean Coatings
Taking Care of the Dirty Work So You Don’t Have To
NEI’s Easy-to-Clean coatings implement both scratch resistance and non-stick properties to surfaces. Soil and liquids simply slide off the surface of coated components, thereby helping prevent deposits and extending the time between cleanings. The transparent coatings can be applied to plastics and metals, as well as glass and ceramics (500EC only) and are ideally suited for optical lenses, touch screen protectors, stainless steel appliances, hand rails, faucets, and 3D printed parts.
Features & Benefits
- Transparent Coatings with excellent adhesion to plastic, metallic, and ceramic substrates
- Long shelf life
- Creates a lubricating, easy-to-clean surface that repels water, oils, ketones, and hydrocarbons
- Provides abrasion / scratch resistance
- Imparts excellent and durable stain-resisting properties
- Superior chemical resistance
- Applied by dipping, spraying, roll or flow coating (as well as gravure and reverse gravure for SR-100EC)
NANOMYTE® Easy-to-Clean Product Line
NEI’s Easy-to-Clean coatings come in four different formulations, each with varying temperatures and conditions for curing:
- NANOMYTE® SR-100EC – Thermally cured, abrasion resistant, highly transparent hydrophobic coating
- NANOMYTE® SR-200EC – PFC-free, thermally cured, abrasion resistant, highly hydrophobic coating
- NANOMYTE® SR-500EC – Ambient cure, scratch resistant, hydrophobic coating
- NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP – UV-resistant, ambient cure, scratch resistant, hydrophobic coating
Select a tab below to learn more about each coating, download technical sheets, or request a quote.
NANOMYTE® SR-100EC
NANOMYTE® SR-100EC
SR-100EC half-coated polycarbonate (left) and stainless steel plate (right) after 500 cycles of Taber abrasion testing.
NANOMYTE® SR-100EC is a transparent, micron-thick, liquid coating that provides both scratch resistance and easy-to-clean properties to surfaces. The surface treatment is mechanically robust, highly repellent to water and oils, and enhances lubricity for a non-stick surface. The three-part liquid coating is ideally suited for optical lenses, touch screen protectors, stainless steel appliances, hand rails, and faucets. SR-100EC can be applied by dipping, spraying, gravure, reverse gravure, roll or flow coating and is thermally cured.
NANOMYTE® SR-100EC is a 3-part coating, sold in ready-to-mix liter and gallon kit quantities.
Physical Characteristics:
- Product Form: Three-part liquid coating solutions
- Color: Part A – Translucent; Part B – colorless; Part C – colorless
- Viscosity (20 °C): 5 – 15 cP (mixed)
Technical Data:
- Contact Angle on Fully Cured Film: 105 – 115° (water); 60 – 70° (hexadecane)
- Abrasion Resistance (ASTM D1044): Δ Haze < 2% (polycarbonate substrate, CS-10F wheels, 500g load, 500 cycles)
- UV Resistance: No visual damage after 200 hours of dry QUV test 1.5 W/m2 @ 340 nm, 55ºC
- Chemical and Stain Resistance: No visual damage and stain with the following cleaning agents: household glass
cleaner, ammonia cleaner, chlorine bleach, all-purpose cleaner, cook-top cleaner, stainless steel cleaner. (Test method: Spot and dry at 160°F for 30 min, wash with soft cloth-hot soapy water, and then rinse and blot dry). - Mix Ratio (by weight): 5:3:2 (A:B:C)
- Curing Temperature: 85 °C (minimum recommended)
- 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) ♦ (Part C)
NANOMYTE® SR-200EC
NANOMYTE® SR-500EC
NANOMYTE® SR-500EC-UVP
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Available for Purchase
NANOMYTE® Easy-to-Clean coatings are available in liter and gallon quantities. Additionally, NEI offers in-house coating services for customer’s parts, as well as coating development services, wherein coating formulations are customized to address specific customer requirements.