PROTECTION OF MATERIALS. DETERMINATION OF THE THICKNESS OF DRY PAINT FILMS APPLIED TO STEEL PARTS OF STRUCTURES AND ROLLING STOCK

It is now widely accepted that there is a direct relationship between the thickness of a paint film and its durability, and it has become the practice to specify the paint film thickness required. The means adopted to measure the film thickness of a paint have been studied by the Committee E17a. The present report contains a leaflet dealing with a standard method for determining the dry paint film thickness on steel surfaces. As a sufficient paint film thickness is of vital importance for the protection of a steel surface, and as the results obtained by measurements often give rise to difference of opinion as regards the real values obtained, a standard method for the determination of the dry paint film thickness has been formulated. This method is intended to be applied in all leaflets where a recommended dry paint film thickness is given.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1964-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion protection; Equipment tests; Materials and structures protection; Paint; Painting; Service life; Tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Materials protection; Question e17; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: E17/RP 22/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM