Jan, 2005

RC OP 43 SERIES

PREFAC

RC OP 43 SERIES is UV curable ink with high gloss and reasonable price designed for wide range of substrates.
RC OP 43 SERIES (OVER COAT CLEAR)

APPLICATIONS

Paper, treated PET film, polycarbonate, flame-treated PE/PP moulded matters, corona-discharged PE/PP moulded matters, corona-discharged PE/PP sheets

CHARACTERISTICS

• Fast curing. Excellent blocking resistance when the printed matters are stacked.
• Gloss finish. Good levelling.
• Excellent abrasion resistance.
• No harmful materials such as heavy metal and N-Vinyl Pyrrolidone are contained

HOW TO USE

1. Ink is supplied in ready-to-use condition. Stir well before use.
2. Add 43-00 REDUCER up to 10% if it is necessary to lower viscosity.
3. Standard curing conditions: (These conditions change depending on the substrate.)
   Mesh : Polyester 350 meshes/inch (thickness of sol: less than 10microns)
   One metal halide lamp 120W/cm, Distance from focus : 10 cm
   Conveyor speed : 20 m/min (Integral light : 120 mJ/cm²)
   Cooling : Water cooling or air cooling.

COVERAGE

Approx. 70-90 m²/kg

TYPE OF PACKING

1-kg-plastic container

COLOR RANGE

COLORS

WHITE, LEMON YELLOW, YELLOW, ORANGE, BRIGHT RED,  RED, GERANIUM, VIOLET, DEEP BLUE, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, MARINE BLUE, BLACK, EXTENDER, CLEAR

TEXTURES SURFACE

UB-1 MATT CLEAR, UB-2 MATT CLEAR, DP-1 CLEAR,UF-1 CLEAR, HFT MATTCLEAR

PRECAUTIONS

1. Please refer to the literature, "UV INK", for general precautions.
2. Please refer to MSDS before use.
3. Be sure to do trial print before commercial run to confirm that the product fits the purposes.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

1. Substrate:Coat paper
2. Meshes:Polyester 350 meshes/inch,
3. Sol thickness:10microns
4. Curing:One metal halide lamp 120W/cm, Conveyor speed - 20 m/min. (Integral light : 120 mJ/cm²)

TEST ITEMS	TEST METHODS	RESULTS of COLOR INK
Adhesion	Cross-hatch, tape-peeling test	100/100, Pass
Hardness	Pencil hardness (JIS K-5400 8.4)	H-2H
Flexibility	Bending test (JIS K-5400 8.1)	Pass
Over-printability	Adhesion test after 3-color-overprint	No peel-off
Abrasion resistance	Abrasion test with 500-gram-load	300 times, Passed
Weathering resistance	Sunshine weather meter	WHITE, RED, YELLOW : 1 year-pass BLUE, BLACK : 2 years-pass
1. 400 hours by Sunshine Weather Meter is equivalent to one-year-outdoor-exposure.  2. Weathering resistance depends on the color. Please refer to lightfastness chart before use.  3. Information given here is gained from our laboratory testing, and no firm guarantee is implied.