Feb, 2012

1700 SERIES HIT INK

INTRODUCTIONS

1700 SERIES HIT INK has superior heat resistance. HIT INK is suitable for automobile name plates, the panels of vending machine that are vacuum-molded and sign boards with electric lamps.

APPLICATION

Polycarbonate, acrylic cast plate, ABS, rigid vinyls.

CHACTERISTICS

1. Excellent resistance to blocking and heat.
2. Strong ink film has good resistance to impact, bending and punching. Processability after print is good.
3. Superior weathering resistance.
4. Excellent resistance to oil, alcohol, and chemicals.
5. Lifting phenomenon doesn't occur in case of multiple-layer printing.

HOW TO USE

Dilute the ink with PC THINNER. (STANDARD DRYING, SLOW DRYING and FAST DRYING) Choose the most suitable type for the printing conditions. SPECIAL RETARDAR is recommended to make drying slower.

STENCIL & WAHING UP

Use Photostencil. Our VINYL THINNER is recommended for washing up.

COLOR RANGE

Standard color

1701 WHITE, 1707 OPAQUE WHITE, 1713 LEMON YELLOW, 1714 YELLOW, 1728 ORANGE, 1706 BRIGHT RED, 1708 RED, 1738 RED, 1716 PINK, 1718 GERANIUM, 1725 VIOLET, 1735 SKY BLUE, 1746 BLUE, 1745 DEEP BLUE, 1755 PRUSSIAN BLUE, 1785 MARINE BLUE, 1787 MARINE BLUE, 1775 GREEN, 1790 BLACK, 1792 BLACK, 1700 CLEAR, HIT MATTING AGENT

Transparent color

LEMON YELLOW, YELLOW, RED, GERANIUM, GREEN

EXO

WHITE, YELLOW, DEEP YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, BLACK

TYPE OF PACKING

1kg can

TACKFREE TIME

THINNER	TEMPERATURE (°C)	POLYCARBONATE	ACRYL
PC STANDARD	25	Approx. 6min.	Approx. 14 min.
	60	25 sec.	45 sec.
PC SLOW	25	8 min.	16 min.
	60	30 sec.	50 sec.
PC RETARDER	25	10 min.	18 min.
	60	35 sec.	55 sec.
PC SPECALIZED RETARDER	25	17 min.	35 min.
	60	50 sec.	1.5 min.

PRECAUTIONS

1. Tackfree time means as follows:
   Dilute HIT INK 1701 WHITE with 15% THINNER.
   Print with SOLID PRINT stencil. (6 X 6 cm, T250 meshes/inch)
   When the printed surface is touched with finger, the trace of finger does not show.
2. Tackfree time table above is not guarantee. Actual tackfree time is changed depending on the printing conditions such as coating thickness and how many layers are printed.
3. Although ink dries at room temperature, heat drying is recommended to maximize the ink properties.
4. When used on polycarbonate, ink penetrates into the material, which makes tackfree time short. On the contrary, it takes longer to get complete drying.
5. There are no problems for transparent polycarbonate and transparent acryl cast plate although cracking problem might happen to injections, colored materials and molded materials. It is advised that test printing should be done for these materials to determine the most suitable countermeasures such as annealing . The situation might be improved by using SSP STANDARD THINNER.
6. HIT INK gives hard ink film. "8000 SERIES PC INK" is recommended for flexibility.
7. HIT INK has comparatively strong odor, "8100 SERIES SNAP INK" is recommended for lower odor.
8. Please refer to MSDS before use.
9. Be sure to do trial print before commercial run to confirm that the product fits the purposes.

CONDITIONS OF MAKING TEST PIECE

(Assuming to make automotive meter)

1. Printing sequence: 1701 R WHITE R EXO BLACK R EXO BLACK
2. Printing substrates: Iupilon sheet transparent 0.5 mm, Panlite sheet transparent 0.5 mm
3. Stencil: Tetron 250 meshes/inch, bias screen
4. Thinner: PC Standard thinner
5. Drying conditions:
   Intermediate drying 15min, 60 °C.
   Final drying 1 hour, 90 °C.. Leave it at room temperature for one day.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

TEST ITEMS	TEST METHOD	RESULTS
Adhesion	Cross-hatch peeling	100/100 Passed
Pencil hardness	JIS K5400 8.4 scratch tester 1 kg/0.5mm/sec./1mm	6H, No revealing of material
Discoloration by heat	130°C - 24 hours	No change in black White yellows slightly.
Alcohol resistance	100 rubs with ethanol	No peeling off
Punching resistance	Punching off material	No cracks No peeling off
Weathering resistance	Sunshine Weather Meter 700 hours	No change in appearance
Impact resistance	JIS K5400 8.3.2. Du Pont Impact Tester 1/2 inch diameter x 500g x 50cm	No peeling off by distortion
Water resistance	Soaking test 40°C - 24hours	100/100 No peeling off No change in appearance
Humidity resistance	60°C/95%RH/100 hours	100/100 No peeling
Heat-cold cycle	ten times 80°C-2 hrs --> 2 hrs --> -30°C-2 hrs --> 2 hrs -->	100/100 No peeling off No change in appearance
Blocking resistance	face-to-face condition: 5x6 cm load 1 kg/130°C/1 hour	No blocking

1. The information given here is based on our laboratory testing and no firm guarantee is implied.
2. Weathering resistance depends on the color. The resistance of matched colors especially smoke and pale colors, are generally poorer than standard colors. Please refer to lightfastness chart before use.