Arctube OV 220 Matt and Satin Overvarnish
Arctube OV 220 is a matt or satin overvarnish for monobloc aerosol cans, aluminium bottles and tubes, adjusted from a low satin to a deep matt and available with a textured or soft-feel surface. The grade is matched to the forming the container sees: the tube version for the crimp and the monobloc version for necking.
Grade Arctube OV 220 | Range Tube, Aerosol and Aluminium Bottle Coatings | Technology Matted clear thermosetting overvarnish, with a UV-curing version for UV ink systems
Technical Data Sheet
Arctube OV 220
Issue 2026.09
1. Product description
A matt or satin overvarnish for monobloc aerosol cans, aluminium bottles and tubes, adjusted from a low satin to a deep matt and available with a textured or soft-feel surface. Matting particles break up the surface of the binder film, so a matt varnish is harder to make both flexible and abrasion resistant than a gloss one, and its matt level moves with film weight and cure. The grade is matched to the forming the container sees: the tube version for the crimp, the monobloc version for necking. Applied unevenly or cured off the window, it shows as gloss banding around the container or as burnishing where containers rub together.
2. Features
- Finish from low satin to deep matt
- Textured and soft-feel versions
- Tube version for the crimp, monobloc version for necking
- Matt level agreed against a signed reference container
3. Recommended uses
Matt, satin, textured and soft-feel finishing of decorated aluminium tubes, monobloc aerosol cans and aluminium bottles over Arctube BC basecoats and dry offset inks.
Substrates. Decorated aluminium tubes, monobloc aerosol cans and aluminium bottles, over Arctube BC basecoats and dry offset inks.
4. Typical properties
| Property | Typical value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Matted clear thermosetting overvarnish, with a UV-curing version for UV ink systems | Formulation |
| Appearance | Clear matt, satin, textured or soft-feel film | Visual, against the signed reference container |
| Non-volatile content | 35 to 55 per cent by weight for thermally cured versions; 95 to 100 per cent for UV versions | ISO 3251 for thermally cured versions; ASTM D5403 for UV versions |
| Supply viscosity | 200 to 3,000 mPa.s at 25 degrees C, according to grade and application unit | Rotational viscometer at a stated shear rate, ISO 3219-2 |
| Dry film thickness | 4 to 10 micrometres | ISO 2808 |
| Specular gloss | 5 to 40 GU at 60 degrees for satin and matt; below 5 GU for soft-feel, with 85 degree readings for finishes below 10 GU at 60 degrees | ISO 2813, on flat panels coated alongside the trial |
| Cure state, thermally cured versions | 50 to more than 100 methyl ethyl ketone double rubs without breakthrough, according to grade | ASTM D5402 |
| Adhesion | Cross-cut classification 0 to 1 on flat aluminium panels; no varnish or ink removal by tape on the decorated container | ISO 2409 on panels; EN 15421 on finished tubes; customer or supplier protocol on monoblocs and bottles |
| Flexibility | No cracking or loss of adhesion on the conical mandrel on coated aluminium panel | ISO 6860 |
| Burnish and abrasion resistance | No visible change in matt level after container-to-container rub, judged against the signed reference container | Customer or supplier protocol |
Typical values, not a specification. Values for each batch are given on its Certificate of Analysis.
5. Application
| Parameter | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Application method | As for Arctube OV 110: wet on wet from the varnish unit of the printer, or a separate roller pass after the ink bake |
| Surface preparation | Decorated container over Arctube BC basecoat; ink system confirmed as compatible |
| Viscosity adjustment | Thermally cured versions set within 200 to 3,000 mPa.s at 25 degrees C for the roller unit, using only the thinner Arctic specifies for the grade; UV versions supplied at application viscosity and not thinned with solvent |
| Dry film thickness | 4 to 10 micrometres, held even around the container, as matt level moves with film weight |
| Cure schedule | Typically 4 to 10 min at about 150 to 200 degrees C metal temperature, or by UV to a lamp dose agreed at trial; cure off the window shows as gloss banding or burnishing |
| Next step | Tubes to capping and, where specified, latex banding, then to the filler for filling and crimping; monoblocs and bottles to necking and shaping |
| Qualification | Matt level agreed against a signed reference container after a trial on the customer's line |
Process. Applied and cured as for Arctube OV 110, typically 4 to 10 micrometres dry film. Matt level is agreed against a signed reference container after a trial on the customer’s line.
6. Storage and handling
Store in the original, tightly closed containers in a cool, dry, covered area, protected from frost, direct sunlight and heat, and stir before use. Shelf life is stated on the label and Certificate of Analysis; handling guidance is given in the Safety Data Sheet, issued on request. Handle and use the product in line with its Safety Data Sheet.
7. Safety and regulatory information
Read the Safety Data Sheet before use. Safety Data Sheets and regulatory declarations are issued by our technical centre against the product and batch supplied, so they are sent on request rather than published. Request a Safety Data Sheet or declaration.
This Technical Data Sheet is published for on-screen reference. The information is given in good faith from laboratory and application experience and describes typical values; it is not a specification and does not replace a trial on your own substrate and line. Arctic Materials may revise this sheet without notice. Issue 2026.09.
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