Table of Contents

Color and Light

Gloss

Hiding Power

Mass Color and Tinting Strength

Drying Oils

Driers and Metallic Soaps

Natural Resins

Synthetic Resins

Cellulosics

Plasticizers

Solvents

Pigments

Density, Specific Gravity, and Bulking Values

Viscosity and Consistency

Surface Energetics

Particle Size Measurement

Oil Absorption of Pigments

Preparation of Films for Test

Measurement of Film Thickness

Drying Time

Hardness and Related Properties

Abrasion Resistance

Adhesion

Flexibility

Tensile Strength and Elongation

Resistance to Water Vapor and Liquid in the Atmosphere

Chemical Resistance

Fire Retardance and Heat Resistance

Biological Deterioration of Paints and Paint Films

Natural Weathering

Artificial Weathering

Atmospheric Pollutants

Tests on Varnishes

Architectural Paint

Cement-Base Paint and the Painting of Masonry

Waxes and Polishes

Putty, Glazing Compounds, Caulking Compounds, and Sealants

Tile-Like Coatings and Seamless Floor Testing

Bituminous Coatings

Traffic Paint

Paint for Marine Environment

Paint for Electrocoating

Printing Ink

Sampling, Separations, and Identification of Binder and Solvent

Chemical Analysis of Pigments

Microscopy

Chromatography

Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

Infrared Spectroscopy

Atomic Absorption and Flame Emission Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry

Polarography

Constant-Current Coulometry

Differential Thermal Analysis

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Sources of Specifications

Index