ASTM D 3964 Standard Practice for Selection of Coating Specimens for Appearance Measurements

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ASTM D 3964 Document Information:

Title
Standard Practice for Selection of Coating Specimens for Appearance Measurements

ASTM International

Publication Date:
Jul 1, 2004

Scope:

This practice provides a guide to selection of specimens for appearance measurement as well as a discussion of factors to be considered in their preparation for measurement. Standardized selection and presentation procedures will assist in achieving agreement between evaluations carried out in different laboratories as well as helping to achieve better correlations between visual evaluations and instrumental measurements.

NOTE 1 - This standard is not a practice for preparation of test panels of coatings; see Practices D 823.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Keywords:

appearance

color

gloss

measurement

opacity

uniformity

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