EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 13523-1 test. This part of the EN 13523 series covers procedures for determining the dry film thickness of an organic coating on a metallic substrate (coil coating).
Four suitable methods are given in this European standard:
The methods can only be applied to products with flat and flat substrates, but the coating itself can be textured. In this case, the average of a series of readings for methods A and B represents the average of the thickness of the organic coating, while method C gives the maximum thickness, and method D the minimum, maximum, and average thickness.
The film thickness on a magnetic substrate is determined by means of an electromagnetic probe placed on the coating and developing an electromagnetic field. The variation of this area is a function of the distance between the probe and the substrate. This signal is measured and converted into a film thickness reading.
The film thickness on a non-magnetic conductive substrate is determined by means of an electromagnetic probe placed on the coating that generates eddy currents in the substrate. The magnitude of the eddy currents is a function of the distance between the probe and the substrate. This measurement signal is derived from the impedance change in the probe and converted into a film thickness reading.
The film thickness is determined by measuring the coated sample and then removing the organic coating and remeasuring the sample minus the coating or measuring a film of organic coating that has been removed from the sample.
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