Momentive releases new UV hardening coatings with ultra-high solids suitable for automotive lighting coatings

A few days ago, Momentive Group released a new product of hardening coating – SilFORT®
UVHC8100, hardened coating for ultra-high solids automotive lamps. Momentive has always been adhering to the promise of a better future for human beings and the environment. As early as 2013, it has started research on ultra-high solid UV coatings. Now SilFORT
UVHC8100 has completed 3 years of natural exposure experiments, and also completed the ECE approval with mainstream polycarbonate substrates, which can be directly applied to the automotive lighting industry.

UVHC8100 Physical Properties Table

UVHC8100 thermal spraying process flow chart

Performance metrics

Xenon lamp aging test results1. Simulated hot and humid climate environment

2. Simulate dry climate environment

SilFORT* hard coatings enable automakers to replace glass and metal with lightweight plastics in demanding applications including lighting, glazing, exterior,
Sensor cover, in-vehicle and new front-end module applications. It can improve polycarbonate and poly
The durability and performance of plastics such as methyl methacrylate helps them retain color, gloss, light transmission and other physical properties while enhancing their resistance to weathering, ease of cleaning, abrasion, chemicals and solvents.
SilFORT hard coatings enable innovative applications of plastic materials in a variety of industries. In the field of transportation, plastics protected by hardened coatings can be used in automotive lighting, glass, exterior trim, interior parts and new front module applications. They reduce vehicle weight and increase design flexibility. Many applications paved the way.

Momentive Hard Coating Division provides a wide range of surface treatment solutions for automotive parts, including: PC substrates, PMMA substrates, PC/ABS alloys, PET substrates, aluminum and anodes
Alumina products, etc. It can be widely used in car lights, car windows, front and rear grille covers, pillar covers and other products, and there are a large number of mass production cases.