Metalon® JS-A191

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NovaCentrix Metalon JS-A191 is an electrically conductive ink designed to produce circuits on non-porous, temperature-sensitive substrates including polycarbonate and PET. The ink can be thermally cured or PulseForge® processed. The Metalon JS-A series inks are specially formulated for compatibility and stability with various printheads including those manufactured by Dimatix and Xaar.

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces: Plastics, Polycarbonate (PC), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Features: Electrically Conductive, Water-based

Chemical Family: Silver & Silver Compounds

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Identification & Functionality

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Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
Ready-to-Use Product Features
Features

High conductivity

Applications & Uses

Cure Method

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Aqueous
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Silver Content40.0wt%
Flash PointNon- Flammable
Specific gravity1.6
Surface Tension28 - 32dyne/cm
Viscosity8 - 12cP
z-avg particle size (Malvern dynamic light scattering)30 - 50nm
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Sheet Resistance (Pulseforge 1200)25.0milli-ohm/square
Volume Resistivity (Pulseforge 1200)7.8e-06ohm-cm
Pencil Hardness (Pulseforge 1200)min. 4 Hour
Crosshatch Adhesion (Pulseforge 1200)5B
Sheet Resistance (Thermal)max. 100milli-ohm/square
Volume Resistivity (Thermal)max. 3.1E-05ohm-cm
Pencil Hardness (Thermal)min. 4 Hour
Crosshatch Adhesion (Thermal)5B
ParticleSilver nanoparticles
Loading40.0wt%
Curing Temperature100 - 250°C
Resistivity7.8E-6 - 3.1E-5Ohm-cm
Performance Properties
Properties PulseForge 1200 Thermal(2)
Sheet resistance 25 < 100 milli-ohm/square
Volume resistivity (1) 7.80E-06 < 3.1E-05 ohm-cm
Cross Hatch Hardness 5B 5B -
Pencil hardness >4H >4H -
  • Printed on Melinex ST505 with Dimatix DMP-2831 at 20 micron drop spacing.
  • (1) Value calculated based on estimate of 50% porosity in cured print.
  • (2) Thermal cure: 140°C for10 minutes

Packaging & Availability

Packaging

Standard sample order is 50 mL or multiples of 50 mL. Bulk packaging is also available.