UV Curing worked example

UV Oxygen Inhibition Risk Score with cure-zone atmosphere o₂ level risk of 150 score: a worked example

This scenario runs the uv oxygen inhibition risk score calculation on the strong side: cure-zone atmosphere o₂ level risk of 150 score, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it during chemistry selection or process change to decide whether nitrogen inerting, a chemistry change, or higher intensity is needed.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cure-zone atmosphere O₂ level risk: 150 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 60)
  • Resin chemistry O₂ sensitivity risk: 50 score (unchanged)
  • UV dose and dwell adequacy risk: 40 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Risk score = (atmosphere × 0.4) + (chemistry × 0.4) + (intensity × 0.2)) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 87.5 O₂ inhibition risk score for o₂ inhibition risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 150 score for atmosphere o₂.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50 score for chemistry sensitivity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 40 score for intensity / dwell.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cure-zone atmosphere o₂ level risk sits at 60 score and the headline result is 51.5 O₂ inhibition risk score, this scenario comes in 69.9% above the baseline at 87.5 O₂ inhibition risk score.
  • Use it during process qualification or troubleshooting to decide whether a job needs inerting, reformulation, or just a validation rub test. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • O₂ inhibition risk score: 87.5 O₂ inhibition risk score (headline result)
  • Atmosphere O₂: 150 score
  • Chemistry sensitivity: 50 score
  • Intensity / dwell: 40 score

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live UV Oxygen Inhibition Risk Score calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.