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AS 1580.401.6-2002

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Paints and related materials - Methods of test Hard dry condition (mechanical thumb test)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

13-12-2002

$65.52
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Summarise this standard

1 - AS 1580.401.6-2002 PAINTS AND RELATED MATERIALS-METHODS OF TEST - HARD DRY CONDITION (MECHANICAL THUMB TEST)
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 PRINCIPLE
1 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1 - 4 APPARATUS
1 - 4.1 General
2 - 4.2 Plunger and plunger assembly
2 - 4.3 Drive mechanism
2 - 4.4 Attaching the cloth to the plunger
2 - 5 CLOTH
2 - 6 TEST CONDITIONS
2 - 7 PREPARATION OF TEST PANELS
2 - 8 PROCEDURE
3 - 9 REPORT

This Standard sets out a method for determining the hard dry condition of paint films.

Committee
CH-003
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4931 3
Pages
4
ProductNote
This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2013 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 13-11-2013
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard sets out a method for determining the hard dry condition of paint films. NOTES: 1 Because of the great variety of paints and the different types of deformation, the method does not attempt to specify an end point. That has been left to the appropriate product specification.2 This test should not be undertaken until the paint film has dried beyond the surface dry condition (see AS 1580.401.1).3 The terms ‘hard dry’ has not absolute meaning. The method simulates, under controlled conditions, the effect of a thumb being pressed against a paint film while being rotated through 270°.

Originated as AS K41.401.6-1969.
Previous edition AS 1580.401.6-1992.
Fourth edition 2002.

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