CSWIP-BGAS

Grade-II
Painting Inspector Course
ONLINE PREPARATORY CLASS
January 2021
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TESTING OF PAINT

BS 3900 states the required methods of test for paint

This chapter based on National Grid PA9 requirement
1.Test for volatile & Non-volatile
-Not 100% accurate, as it rely on solvent evaporation
2. Flash point determination
-Flash point is determined by the lowest temperature at which the
paint under test in a closed cup gets ignited by an external source
-Closed Abel cup (instrument0pic identification)
- Blue flame at flash point. Yellow flame at fire point( flash point
exceeded, retest)
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2. Flash point determination

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2. Paint Density
- Defined as weight per unit volume
- Density can be calculated by weighing a known volume of material and
using the formula
Density =Weight/Volume
- A density cup with a capacity of 100 cc is used to measure(Picture)
- Other names are
1. Relative density cup
2. Specific gravity cup
3. Weight per litre cup
4. Weight per gallon cup
5. Pyknometer
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2. Paint Density
- Density cup is made of aluminum
- Capacity 100 cc
- Unit of density is gram/cc
- Density helps to know the volume required to paint an area
- Relative density or Specific gravity is the ratio of density of
material to density of water. Density of water is 1 gm/cc
- Eg; Density of material =1.4 gm/cc
Specific gravity = density of material/density of water
Specific gravity= 1.4 gm/cc/1 gm/cc= 1.4
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2. Paint Density
- Workout problem
1. If 5 litres of paint weight 7.2kg. What would be the density?
density= weight/volume= 7200/5000= 1.44 gm/cc
specific gravity = 1.44
kg gm= multiply by 1000
litre cc= multiply by 1000
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2. Paint Density
- Workout problem
2. A two pack epoxy is mixed at a ratio of five parts base to two parts
activator of given densities of which are pack A 1.25 gm/cc and pack B 0.97
gm/cc. What is the density of mixed paint?

Density of base = 1.25 gm/cc ( weight of unit volume)

Density of activator= .97 gm/cc
Volume of base= 5 cc
Volume of activator= 2 cc
Total volume of paint = 5+ 2= 7cc
Weight of 5 part base= 5x1.25= 6.25 gm
Weight of 2 part activator= 2x.97= 1.94 gm
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2. Paint Density
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3. Degree of dispersion
- Degree of dispersion refers to size of pigment
- Hegman Grind gauge
- Other name is fineness of gauge
- Picture
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4. Viscosity
- Viscosity is the resistance to flow
- Viscosity affects the manufacturing process, application & leveling
properties
- Value of viscosity changes with temperature. So viscosity
measurements shall be made at fixed temperature. Typically 20ºC.
+/- 0.5ºC
- Two categories of viscometers
Rotational viscometer and Flow Viscometers
- Viscosity is calculated to know whether thinner added in paint is
within recommended limit or not
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4. Viscosity-Rotational Viscometer
- Two equipment come under the category of rotational viscometers
- Rotothinner and Krebs Stromer viscometer. For thixotropic paints

ROTOTHINNER KREBS STROMER VISCOMETER

Measures dynamic viscosity Measures kinematic viscosity

Unit is Poise (CGS) Unit is Stoke

SI unit is NS/m2 Stroboscope is used to measure velocity

Water has 1 centipoise viscosity Rotation speed shall be 200 rpm

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4. Viscosity-Flow Viscometer
- Flow cups are used. Types are Zahn & Frikmar, Ford , ISO , DIN
- Zahn & Frikmar used to measure viscosity of hot fluids used
- Ford Cup for ambient temp. Widely
Ford Flow Cup

Made up of Aluminum

Capacity 100 cc

Nozzle size 4 mm. stainless steel

Unit is seconds
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4. Viscosity-Flow Viscometer
 Kerbs stomer
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2T8V7FTc24
 Rotothinner
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-qiDnNRs98