Fluorine-free water repellent coating

To meet social demands, we now sell a fluorine-free version of the OR-510 coating material.
We will continue to develop fluorine-free and PFAS-free products in response to diverse quality requirements.

<Fluorine-free products (evaporation materials)>

  • OR-510 (Products) *Used in lenses
  • Developed product-01-001
  • Developed product-03-001

OR-510

Characteristics

Water repellent Reduces the adhesion of water drops and water marks
Antifouling Ink, fingerprints etc. wipe off easily
Low refractive index Has less impact on optical properties
Process Evaporated and deposited with SiO2 to ensure the highest performance.
Uncoated

OR-510
Uncoated

Coated

OR-510
Coated

Basic features

OR-510 *(Fluorine-free) OF-SR (Standard fluorine product)
Contact angle (2.5μL of pure water) 106° 108°
Sliding angle (30μL of pure water)
Refractive index 1.328 1.314
Recommended coat thickness 6nm 10nm

Slipperiness evaluation

成膜無
Sliding angle measurement method
Measuring equipment Contact angle meter
Measurement method Tangent method
Type of droplet liquid Pure water

Accelerated weathering test

Accelerated weathering test
Accelerated weathering test conditions
Test equipment Xenon weathering meter
Relative humidity 50 [%Rh]
Test duration 920 [hr]
Light source Xenon arc lamp
Filter Quartz/ #275
Surface radiation 180 [W/m2]
Water jet condition 18 min of mist spray out of 120min of illumination

Developed products

Basic performance

Developed product-03-001 Developed product-01-001 OR-510 OF-SR
PFAS (Contains organic fluorine compounds) No No No Yes
Contact angle Pure water (2.5μL) 108° 102° 106° 108°
Hexadecane (2.5μL) 33° 20° 37° 65°
Sliding angle Pure water (30μL)
Hexadecane (5μL) 33° 20° 37° 65°
Dynamic friction coefficient (Measurement condition: 50g/cm2) 0.15 0.40 0.10 0.24
Surface free energy [mJ/m2] 24.2 26.4 22.5 13.6
Pure water contact angle after wear [°] (1kg/cm2 1000 times) 92° 101° 10°or less (non-water-repellent) 107°

Wear-resistance evaluation

Wear count
Wear-resistance test conditions
Substrate type BK-7
Abrasive material Steel wool
Mass [g] 1000
Speed [cycle/min] 60
Wear distance [mm] 10

Anti-fouling evaluation

Developed product-03-001 Developed product-01-001 OR-510 OF-SR

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