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Handbook

This page will provide you the information the standards, color chats tests and other terms of the powder coating field.


 
The
Standards

ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania, USA 19428-2959

AFNOR
AFNOR Association française de normalisation
Tous droits réservés
Tour Europe. 92049 Paris la Défense Cedex. France
Tél :+33 1 42 91 55 55. Fax : +33 1 42 91 56 56

DIN
Deutsches Institut fur Normung e. V. DIN
ISO International Organization for Standardization
BSI British Standards

BIS
Bureau of Indian Standards
Manak Bhavan, 9 Bahadhur Shah Zafar marg
New Delhi 110002, INDIA
Ph: 91 11 3230131, 3239402, 3233375
Fax: 91 11 3234062, 3239399

Tests
Test methods are designed for two purposes:
1. Performance reliability, (i.e.,to determine the suitability of a coating for a given use.)
2. Quality control, (i.e., to maintain uniform quality in coating application and raw materials applied.) 
The tests can be categorized as.

Abrasion
Corrosion
Electrical
Flexibility
Hardness
Impact
Physical
Weathering
Miscellaneous

Glossary
Some of the common terms used in powder coating.

RAL Colour Charts
The color representations are reproduced from actual color cards. However, the colors as viewed on your monitor or printed by your printer from data presented on this site will vary from the true color of the actual coatings due to computer systems variations, and should be viewed as representations only.
Conversions and units
Some useful online conversion websites are listed below.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

http://www.themeter.net/index_e.htm
http://www.convert-me.com/en/