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Tinuvin® 1600
High-performance UV absorber
for highly demanding outdoor applications
Plastic additives for
high-performance thermoplastics
Tinuvin® 1600– An Outstanding Technology
Tinuvin® 1600 represents a major milestone in UV absorber technology.
- Provides extremely long-lasting UV protection for high-performance thermoplastics
- Very low surface roughness
- Exhibits outstanding UV absorption capacity, resulting in minimal
loss of optical properties for stringent weathering requirements - Very low volatility allowing for outstanding processing characteristics
- Sets new industry benchmark in ultra high durability, not achievable
with current UV technologies
Tinuvin® 1600 has been specifically developed for the long-lasting protection of thin-layer applications for exterior uses, allowing plastic sheets, films and fibers to retain their transparency and mechanical properties enabling also very low surface roughness for extended periods of time. Tinuvin® 1600 belongs to the HPT [Hydroxyphenyltriazine] chemistry class, exhibiting very low volatility, excellent thermal stability and good substrate compatibility in a variety of polymeric resins, allowing very easy processing and improving productivity. It imparts far superior durability that traditional UV absorbers of the benzophenone, benzotriazole (BZT) or cyanoacrylate classes cannot achieve.
Tinuvin® 1600 is the solution for the most demanding thin-section applications in terms of exposure to UV light providing superior lifetime enabling less maintenance, improving waste management and replacement of other materials like mineral glass.
A polycarbonate caplayer, was tested according to ASTM G 155 (Xenon Exposure) until embrittlement. Tinuvin® 1600 provides outstanding performance compared to the best-in-class at significantly lower concentration levels. For example, optical properties such as clarity and color (represented by delta E) are well maintained.
Atlas EMMAQUA Outdoor accelerated weathering with surface roughness RA [-] measurement
Opal multi-wall PC sheets were tested according to Atlas EMMAQUA outdoor accelerated weathering in Arizona for 4 years. Tinuvin® 1600 enables lower surface roughness leading to excellent clarity retention, improved dust build up resistance and extended auto cleanability by rain.
Recommended Applications
Tinuvin® 1600 helps to extend the life expectancy of outdoor products under strong exposure to UV light, including:
- Monolithic and multi-wall PC sheets for ultra high durability architectural and automotive glazing applications
- Oriented PET films for photovoltaics, window films, displays, protective films and other long-term applications
- PMMA films/laminations for very durable specialty applications like window profiles, photovoltaics and demanding construction applications
- PET and PA fibers
- SAN, ASA high-performance plastics applications, e.g. in building and construction and automotive applications
- Other extruded or blown thin-film applications requiring extended UV protection
Asia
BASF East Asia
Regional Headquarters Limited
Plastic Additives
45th Floor, Jardine House
No. 1 Connaught Place
Hong Kong
Phone: +852 2731-0111
Middle East
BASF Plastic Additives
Middle East S.P.C., Bahrain
International Investment
Park (BIIP)
Road 1518, Al Hidd,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Phone: +973 17 585-232
+973 17 585-235
South America
BASF S.A.
Plastic Additives
Sede Administrativa
Av. das Nações Unidas
14.171, Morumbi
04794-000 São Paulo, SP
Brasil
Phone: +55 11 2039-2797
Europa
BASF Lampertheim GmbH
Plastic Additives
Chemie Strasse 22
68623 Lampertheim
Germany
Phone: +49 621 60-0
North America
BASF Corporation
Plastic Additives
100 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932
USA
Phone: +1 973 245-6000
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