A new high-class metallic effect was being developed based around treatments of common aluminium flakes. A somewat smoother, holographic color effect has arisen. One carmaker is already putting nanotechnology into effect. By changing an electrical field, the alignment of the pigments in chameleon-effect nanopaint can be altered. As a result, the paint changes its colour depending on the voltage applied. Mercedes has already spent four years developing an innovative nano-particle clearcoat, which offers significantly greater scratch resistance and improved gloss. The ceramic particles are integrated into the molecular structure of the binding agent. They float around freely at first in the liquid clearcoat, before cross-linking as the drying process takes effect. The ceramic particles link in with one another in such a way as to create an extremely dense and smoothly structured network at the paint surface. This provides a protective layer and ensures that the new nano-particle clearcoat is considerably more scratch-resistant than conventional paintwork.


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    Title :

    Automotive refinement


    Additional title:

    Weiterentwicklung im Automobilbau


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    2 Seiten, 2 Bilder



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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