softcoat

English

Etymology

soft +‎ coat

Noun

softcoat (countable and uncountable, plural softcoats)

1. A coating that is vulnerable to scratches or other types of damage.
   • 1998, Richard T. Bynum, Daniel L. Rubino, Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction:

     There are two types of low-E coatings, softcoat and hardcoat. Softcoat low-E coatings are vacuum-deposited on the glass after it comes off the float glass manufacturing line.

Coordinate terms

• hardcoat

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