Estimate of consumption

Formulas for estimate

1. DFT = WFT x % SOLIDS

100

2. WFT = DFT x 100

% SOLIDS

3. WFT = DFT x (100 + % thinning)

% SOLIDS

4. QUANTITY, LITER (Q) = AREA x DFT__

(without loss) 10 x % SOLIDS

5. QUANTITY, LITER (Q) = ____AREA x DFT__ __

(including loss) 10 x % SOLIDS x OF

6. TOTAL of DEAD VOLUME = AREA x DV x 100

% SOLIDS x OF

7. YIELD = % SOLIDS x 10
DFT

8. YIELD = 1000
DFT

9. 1 liter of paint for 1 m2 equals 1000 µm WFT (1000 µm = 1mm / 1 µm = 0,001mm)

Abbreviations

 WFT = Wet Film Thickness (µm)

 DFT = Dry Film Thickness (µm)

 %S = Volume in percent of SOLIDS

 OF = Operational Factor (Loss in percentages, refers to the table on next page)

 DV = Dead Volume (Refer to the table on next page)

 Q = Liter of consumption

 Yield = Theoretical yield

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Operational factor

Loss in % OF
10 % 0,9
20 % 0,8
30 % 0,7
40 % 0,6
50 % 0,5
60 % 0,4
70 % 0,3

The roughness increases consumption of the first coat. Dead volume equals liter of consumption of paint
needed to fill roughness on an abrasive blasted surface

Roughness Dead Volume Dead Volume

Ry (µm) liter/m2 cm3 /m2
30 0,02 20
45 0,03 30
60 0,04 40
75 0,05 50
90 0,06 60
105 0,07 70

1 dm3 = 1 liter, equals cm3/m2 divided by 1000 gives liter per m2

Dead volume equals

liter of consumption
of paint needed to fill
roughness on an abrasvive
blasted surface
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Difference between WFT and DFT, % solids

Wet film thickness Dry Film Thickness

100 volume % solids

100 µm WFT 100 µm DFT

75 volume % solids
75 µm DFT
100 µm WFT

45 volume % solids
100 µm WFT 45 µm DFT

Percentage of solids after thinning

5% 10 % 15 % 20 % 25 %
Solids thinning thinning thinning thinning thinning
100 95,2 90,9 87,0 83,3 80,0
95 90,5 86,4 82,6 79,2 76,0
90 85,7 81,8 78,3 75,0 72,0
85 81,0 77,3 73,9 70,8 68,0
80 76,2 72,7 69,6 66,7 64,0
75 71,4 68,2 65,2 62,5 60,0
70 66,7 63,6 60,9 58,3 56,0
65 61,9 59,1 56,5 54,2 52,0
60 57,1 54,5 52,2 50,0 48,0
55 52,4 50,0 47,8 45,8 44,0
50 47,6 45,5 43,5 41,7 40,0
45 42,9 40,9 39,1 37,5 36,0