AS 1580.214.3-2003

1 - AS 1580.214.3-2003 PAINTS AND RELATED MATERIALS-METHODS OF TEST - VISCOSITY-CONE-AND-PLATE
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1 - 3 PRINCIPLE
1 - 4 APPARATUS
2 - 5 TEST CONDITIONS
2 - 6 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE
2 - 7 PREPARATION OF APPARATUS
2 - 8 PREPARATION OF SAMPLE
2 - 9 PROCEDURE
3 - 10 CLEANING THE APPARATUS
3 - 11 PRECISION
3 - 12 REPORT
4 - APPENDIX A - DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND EQUATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF VISCOSITY BY THE CONE-AND-PLATE VISCOMETER
4 - A1 SCOPE
4 - A2 PRINCIPLE
4 - A3 APPARATUS (see Figure A1)
4 - A4 CALCULATIONS
5 - A5 APPLICABILITY OF EQUATIONS
6 - APPENDIX B - PERFORMANCE CHECK OF APPARATUS
6 - B1 SCOPE
6 - B2 CRITERION OF SUITABILITY FOR USE
6 - B3 MATERIALS AND APPARATUS
6 - B3.1 Certified mineral oil
6 - B3.2 Thermocouple
6 - B4 FREQUENCY OF CHECK
6 - B5 PROCEDURE
7 - APPENDIX C - CALIBRATION CHECK OF PLATE TEMPERATURE
7 - C1 SCOPE
7 - C2 PRINCIPLE
7 - C3 MATERIALS AND APPARATUS
7 - C3.1 Ice bath
7 - C3.2 T-type thermocouple
7 - C3.3 Calibrated potentiometer
7 - C4 TEST CONDITIONS
7 - C5 PROCEDURE
7 - C6 EVALUATION OF RESULTS

This Standard sets out a method of determining the viscosity of paint samples using the cone-and-plate viscometer at a nominal temperature of 25°C.

This Standard sets out a method of determining the viscosity of paint samples using thecone-and-plate viscometer at a nominal temperature of 25°C.NOTE: The suitability and applicability of this method is discussed in AS 1580.214.0.

Originated as AS 1580.214.3-1978.
Previous edition AS 1580.214.3-1993.
Fourth edition 2003.