| abstract |
A coating composition capable of forming a transparent coating having a high refractive index, excellent dyeing properties and scratch resistance on a transparent solid material, the coating composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing silicon compound or a partial hydrolysis product thereof, (B) 0 to 100 parts by weight of an organosilicon compound or a partial hydrolysis product thereof, (C) a metal oxide sol containing 0 to 130 parts by weight of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of antimony oxide, tin oxide and titanium oxide, (D) 0.25 to 30 parts by weight of a polybasic carboxylic acid or an acid anhydride thereof, or a bisphenol compound, and (E) 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of a curing catalyst, or a molded article formed by coating a transparent solid material with the above coating composition as a coating layer-forming component. |