OptixNT™ vs Air Powered Pellet Gun

Overview

This test was performed to demonstrate OptixNT™’s impact resistance for glass.  The idea of this empirical test was to give some additional credence to test results which showed that the weight of a debris particle required to crack a piece of glass that has been treated with the OptixNT™ process would need to be ten times greater than the weight required to crack an untreated piece of glass. It is important to understand that the test is not scientific as the velocity of the pellets propelled by varied air pressures from an air rifle will clearly be much more substantial or significant than any particle that may be "flying in the air" by virtue of normal weather conditions or any external factor of the environment.

Results of test on glass treated with OptixNT Nano Technology Windshield treatment

I. Description of Test

A piece of 5/16" Clear Laminated Glass was treated on the left side while the right side was taped off with chemically resistant tape, then the tape was removed except for a small line to show where it begins and ends.  The glass was placed on the ground, in an empty field, leaning against a tree at an angle that simulated an average car windshield.

The entire area of the glass was shot 20 times, alternating sides, with an air powered pellet gun - where pellets are propelled by air pressure from approximately 40 feet away.

II. Test Results

Shots on treated glass:
Exactly 9 out of 10 shots bounced off with no damage and the only shot that captured an area of the treated surface is considered to be a "repairable" break by most windshield repair companies.

Shots on untreated glass:
Exactly 9 out of 10 shots damaged the glass with what is considered to be "unrepairable" damage and virtually cracked the glass (complete glass replacement is needed under the damage of any of those shots) while the 10th shot caused impact damage considered "repairable".

III. Comments

The results clearly show that while the treated side may be damaged, the great majority (9:10) of the shots bounced off.  The untreated side, on the other hand, broke almost every time (9:10) with the majority of the breaks considered "unrepairable." It is important to point out that due to the type of gun used (daisy air cartridge style pellet gun), the pressure on the first shots is much higher than the pressure on the last shots from each air cartridge.

Although the pressure factor of the shots is an uncontrolled variable that makes this test not "exact" from a scientific standpoint, along with the wind direction factor, the test’s validity stands very solid from a direct comparison of treated vs. untreated glass standpoint and OptixNT™’s resistance to small impacts that may easily be found in most "real world" situations such as small particles flying in the air while driving a car, which will come, in most cases, not only at a much lower speed (at time of impact) that an air-powered gun but also at a much lesser force.

IV. Disclaimer

ALL CONTENTS OF THESE TEST RESULTS ARE PROVIDED FOR SOLELY INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THESE TESTS, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT OptixNT™ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE (OF THIS TEST).

While the information on this test is believed to be accurate, it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. In reference to this and/or any other test results, whether past or future, OptixNT™ reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.