SABIC's new LEXAN OQ6DA film product family is designed to meet the scratch and impact resistance requirements of consumer electronics, making it ideal for use on flat touch screens in smartphones and tablets, as well as in portable electronics. Window lens, case and keyboard. SABIC's new material solutions are lightweight and less shatter-resistant, including double- or single-sided hard-coated polycarbonate films with excellent abrasion resistance and light transmission.

"Polycarbonate technology is increasingly used in a variety of industries, especially in the consumer electronics industry, as this material is an alternative to glass due to its light weight and impact resistance." SABIC Innovative Plastics Business Unit Consumer Electronics Technology and Alan Tsai, Head of Innovation, said. “Polycarbonate touchscreens are a viable and advanced technology that is now available to OEMs. They can now use these materials in mass-market devices, in some cases reducing weight by as much as 50%, and It can also increase design flexibility and help improve shatter-resistant properties.SABIC has strong technical strength in polycarbonate, and will increase its investment in LEXAN film solutions in the future to serve customers' current and future needs. "

New transparent material for touchscreen design: lightweight and shatter-resistant

Compared to glass or glass-based screens on the market today, SABIC's new LEXAN OQ6DA film material gives OEMs greater freedom to produce lighter, stronger screens. Double-sided or single-sided hard-coated products with a pencil hardness of 4H provide excellent scratch and abrasion resistance, making them ideal for die-cutting, printing and metallizing applications. In addition, these materials have excellent chemical resistance and transmittance of over 90%.

LEXAN OQ6DAW film is characterized by low warpage. The product line for flat window lenses and keyboards includes double-coated LEXAN OQ8DA film with abrasion, chemical resistance and excellent print performance, and double-coated LEXAN OQ6DA film with high pencil hardness and print performance. And for A-piece housings with or without windows, the product line includes LEXAN 6060, 6070 films that can be 3D formed and LEXAN HP92T films that are suitable for 2.5D forming high gloss finishes. The above products are sold worldwide by SABIC.