Security and/or valuable documents with a top layer with a scratch-resistant finish

A process for the production of a lacquer composition for a scratch-resistant coating for a security and/or valuable document comprising contacting at least

• I) from 12 to 70 parts by wt. of a C2-C12-diol diacrylate or C2-C12-diol dimethacrylate, wherein C2-C12 represents a linear alkylene radical which can be optionally substituted by a methyl group or can be interrupted by one or more oxygen atom(s) and optionally substituted by one or more methyl group(s),
• II) from 12 to 40 parts by wt. of an alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexaacrylate or alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexamethacrylate,
• III) from 0 to 40 parts by wt. of a monomer selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentamethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, reaction products thereof with aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanates, and mixtures thereof
• IV) from 5 to 60 parts by wt. of a further mono-, di- or triacrylate or mono-, di- or trimethacrylate,
• wherein the parts by weight of components I) to IV) add up to 100 parts by wt.,
• and, in addition to the 100 parts by wt.,
• V) from 0.1 to 10 parts by wt. of at least one photoinitiator.

A process for the production of a security and/or valuable document comprising

• forming a film stack comprising a plurality of thermoplastic films, wherein at least one of the thermoplastic films has a first outwardly facing side having a scratch-resistant coating and
• laminating the film stack,
• wherein the scratch-resistant coating is obtained from a lacquer composition comprising
• I) from 12 to 70 parts by wt. of a C2-C12-diol diacrylate or C2-C12-diol dimethacrylate, wherein C2-C12 represents a linear alkylene radical which can be optionally substituted by a methyl group or can be interrupted by one or more oxygen atom(s) and optionally substituted by one or more methyl group(s),
• II) from 12 to 40 parts by wt. of an alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexaacrylate or alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexamethacrylate,
• III) from 0 to 40 parts by wt. of a monomer selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentamethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, reaction products thereof with aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanates, and mixtures thereof,
• IV) from 5 to 60 parts by wt. of a further mono-, di- or triacrylate or mono-, di- or trimethacrylate,
• wherein the parts by weight of components I) to IV) add up to 100 parts by wt.,
• and, in addition to the 100 parts by wt., the lacquer composition further comprises
• V) from 0.1 to 10 parts by wt. of a photoinitiator.

A thermoplastic film having a surface coated with a coating obtained from a lacquer composition comprising

• I) from 12 to 70 parts by wt. of a C2-C12-diol diacrylate or C2-C12-diol dimethacrylate, wherein C2-C12 represents a linear alkylene radical which can be optionally substituted by a methyl group or can be interrupted by one or more oxygen atom(s) and optionally substituted by one or more methyl group(s),
• II) from 12 to 40 parts by wt. of an alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexaacrylate or alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexamethacrylate,
• III) from 0 to 40 parts by wt. of a monomer selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentamethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, reaction products thereof with aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanates, and mixtures thereof,
• IV) from 5 to 60 parts by wt. of a further mono-, di- or triacrylate or mono-, di- or trimethacrylate,
• wherein the parts by weight of components I) to IV) add up to 100 parts by wt.,
• and, in addition to the 100 parts by wt., the lacquer composition further comprises
• V) from 0.1 to 10 parts by wt. of a photoinitiator.

A lacquer composition comprising

• I) from 12 to 70 parts by wt. of a C2-C12-diol diacrylate or C2-C12-diol dimethacrylate, wherein C2-C12 represents a linear alkylene radical which can be optionally substituted by a methyl group or can be interrupted by one or more oxygen atom(s) and optionally substituted by one or more methyl group(s),
• II) from 12 to 40 parts by wt. of an alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexaacrylate or alkoxylated mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexamethacrylate,
• III) from 0 to 40 parts by wt. of a monomer selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentamethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, reaction products thereof with aliphatic or aromatic diisocyanates, and mixtures thereof,
• IV) from 5 to 60 parts by wt. of a further mono-, di- or triacrylate or mono-, di- or trimethacrylate,
• wherein the parts by weight of components I) to IV) add up to 100 parts by wt.,
• and, in addition to the 100 parts by wt., the lacquer composition further comprises
• V) from 0.1 to 10 parts of wt. of a photoinitiator.