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WaterShed® XC 11122 and WaterClear® Ultra 10122

DSM Somos has recently introduced two exciting new clear SL resins to its product lineup: WaterShed® XC —a near colorless version of the best-selling ABS-like WaterShed® 11120 material, and WaterClear® Ultra —now the clearest SL resin available on the market today.

WaterShed XC is a low viscosity liquid photopolymer that produces strong, tough, water-resistant, ABS-like parts. Most importantly parts created with WaterShed 11122 are nearly colorless, and look more like true, clear engineered plastic.

DSM Somos® WaterClear Ultra 10122 is a next generation optically clear resin with ABS like properties and good temperature resistance. It produces colorless, functional, accurate parts that simulate acrylic in appearance.  WaterClear Ultra is a fast, low viscosity, general-purpose resin.

In addition, WaterShed XC and WaterClear Ultra have been formulated with the DSM Somos Oxetane Advantage™— an advanced chemistry platform that produces parts with outstanding water resistance and high dimensional stability.

This makes these materials ideal for many applications in the automotive, medical, packaging and consumer products markets.

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% Transmission Per Color Wavelength
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Color and Light Testing
Using a colorimeter (an instrument used to measure the amount of color and light able to pass through plastic), percent light transmission values were compared between WaterClear Ultra and various plastic samples, including a competitive polycarbonate-like SL resin and acrylic.  Transmission data (see above) showed WaterClear Ultra closely mirrored the behavior of the high clarity acrylic. 

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November 2007 Newsletter: Expanding the World of Clear, Colorless Prototypes


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