Sagging phenomenon

Sagging refers to the phenomenon where paint flows downward on a vertical surface due to gravity during application, resulting in an uneven coating. The principle is that the cohesive force within the liquid paint is insufficient to resist gravity. Its purpose is to evaluate the paint's resistance to sagging, and its applications include quality control of coatings in industries such as construction, automotive, and furniture.
Selection
Selection should consider paint viscosity, thixotropy, and application thickness. High-viscosity materials offer good sag resistance, while thixotropic materials are thick when stationary and thin during application. Control the wet film thickness to avoid excessive application. Testing involves using a sag tester to simulate vertical surface coating and observing the maximum thickness that forms a uniform film. Environmental temperature and humidity, which affect drying speed, should be recorded simultaneously.
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Designed according to ASTM D2801 standard, the groove depth range is 0.1-4 mm, which can test the leveling and sagging of coatings for rapid formulation adjustment and qualification verification.

$ 178.00

Designed with 90mm application width and 25μm Graduation, with removable guide plate to ensure direct stretching, the sagging index is assessed through 10 aliquots, meeting ASTM standards.

$ 1714.00

S136 stainless steel material, corrosion resistance and high Hardness, film thickness range of 450~ 675 μ m, Spreader width of 73.5mm, suitable for multi-range testing, clear scale easy to observe sagging phenomenon.

$ 173.00

The black and white stripe design is easy to observe the levelling effect, the specification 194x289mm meets the ASTM standard, has excellent solvent resistance and dimensional stability, and does not deform or curl in the humidity environment.

$ 320.00

The total film width of 90mm is divided into 10 gaps, the depth is gradually increased by 25μm, and the spacing is 1.5mm. The removable guide plate design is easy to operate on different thickness test panels.

$ 1714.00

The 90mm total film width is divided into 10 equal gaps, the depth is increased by 25μm, and the removable guide plate is equipped to ensure direct stretching on the Glass or thick test panel, which meets the requirements of ASTM standards.

$ 1714.00

The device provides 450-1000 μm film thickness test range, Graduation 50/100 μm, equipped with 10 grooves, can accurately simulate the vertical top coating film sagging behavior, ensuring stable and reliable test conditions.

$ 157.00

Temperature range 204~ 260 ℃, Precision up to +/- 1% range, irreversible discoloration record the highest temperature, no continuous monitoring can detect overtemperature phenomenon.

$ 96.00

The equipment can detect the crazing or peeling of the putty film after bending, equipped with R25 and R50 support film specifications, shaft Rod size is 50mm and 100mm in diaMeter, suitable for 0.2-0. 3mm thick tinplate plate.

$ 196.00

Equipped with R25 and R50 two kinds of support film specifications, support 0.2-0 mm tinplate test plate substrate, through the rolling shaft uniform bending deformation, easy to observe the physical changes of the film.

$ 173.00

Impact height up to 120 cm, weight weight mass 1000g, no secondary rebound after impact, to ensure accurate and reliable test results, suitable for film impact performance evaluation.

$ 370.00

Using stainless steel material, film thickness range 850~ 1075 microns, groove difference of 25 microns, in line with GB/T9264 standard, suitable for on-site determination of Paints sagging, Dimension 120 * 22 * 20 mm.

$ 154.00

Impact height up to 120 cm, using 1000g standard hammer body, no secondary rebound phenomenon after impact, to ensure accurate and reliable test results.

$ 259.00

Adopt four-hole converter and library lighting system, with a total magnification of 100X~ 1000X, support computer real-time observation and automatic rating analysis, and operate comfortably and stably.

$ 1574.00

Simple optical path design, measurement aperture 30mm, Repeatability ≤ 0.2, effectively avoid light leakage phenomenon, high indication Stability, long service life.

$ 499.00

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