EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 13523 standard. The EN 13523 series specifies 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 smooth and flat substrates, but the coating itself can be textured. Thus, for methods a and b, the average of a series of readings will represent an average of the thickness of the organic coating, while method c will give the maximum thickness and method d will give the minimum, maximum, and average thickness.
This is a multi-part standard divided into the following sections:
Section 0 Coil-clad metals - Test methods - General list of introduction and test methods
Part 1 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Coating thickness
Part 2 Coil coated metals - Test methods - mirror shine
Chapter 3 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Color difference. instrumental comparison
Chapter 4 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Pencil hardness
Chapter 5 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to rapid deformation (impact test)
Chapter 6 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Adhesion after indentation (pit test)
Chapter 7 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to cracking during bending (T-bend test)
Chapter 8 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to salt spray (fog)
Chapter 9 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to immersion in water
Chapter 10 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to fluorescent UV light and water condensation
Chapter 11 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to solvents (friction test)
Chapter 12 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Scratch resistance
Chapter 13 Coil-clad metals - Test methods - Resistance to accelerated aging by the use of heat
Chapter 14 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Chalking (Helmen's method)
Chapter 15 Coil coated metals - Test methods - metamerism
Chapter 16 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Wear resistance
Chapter 17 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Adhesion of peelable films
Chapter 18 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to staining
Chapter 19 Coil clad metals - Test methods - Panel design and atmospheric exposure test method
Chapter 20 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Foam adhesion
Chapter 21 Coil-clad metals - Test methods - Evaluation of panels exposed to the outdoors
Chapter 22 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Color difference - Visual comparison
Chapter 23 Coil-coated metals - Test methods - Color stability in humid environments containing sulfur dioxide
Chapter 24 Coil-clad metals - Test methods - Resistance to interference and pressure marking
Chapter 25 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to moisture
Chapter 26 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to water condensation
Chapter 27 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Moist mash resistance (Cataplasma test)
Chapter 29 Coil coated metals - Test methods - Resistance to environmental contamination (Dirt picking and peeling)
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