Anti-scratch coating

Anti-scratch coating is a type of protective coating or film applied to an object's surface for mitigation against scratches. Scratches are small cuts left on a surface following interaction with a harder or sharper object. Anti-scratch coatings provide scratch resistances by containing materials with scratch-resistant properties. Scratch resistant materials within coatings come in the form of additives, fillers, and binders. Besides materials, scratch resistance is impacted by coating formation techniques. Commercially, anti-scratch coatings are used in the automotive, optical, and electronics industries, where functionality or resale value is impaired by scratches. Anti-scratch coatings are of growing importance as traditional scratch-resistant materials like metals and glass are replaced with plastics, which are generally softer and less scratch-resistant.

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