Coating materials are formulated to possess certain compositional properties that are important for application, curing, and performance. These properties are often tested to establish baseline values, in the event that field sampling and analysis of the coatings is invoked by the specification. In this manner, a facility owner can be assured that the product shipped to the project site is the same in composition to that which was originally tested and qualified for use. KTA’s staff of chemists performs compositional properties analysis (individual components and/or mixed components) according to standard ASTM procedures, including:
| Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy | |
| Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content | |
| EPA Exempt Solvent Analysis | |
| Water, percent by mass | |
| Total Heavy Metals (Lead, Cadmium, Chromium) | |
| Leachable Heavy Metals (8 RCRA metals) via TCLP | |
| Epoxide and Amine Values | |
| Isocyanate Group Content | |
| Hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) – qualitative analysis | |
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Total solids, percent by mass Pigment, percent by mass |
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| Metallic zinc content, percent by mass in primer | |
| Total solids, percent by volume | |
| Mass per volume in grams/liter | |
| Viscosity – Stormer and Brookfield | |
| Pot life via Stormer viscosity | |
| Sag resistance | |
| Dry Time | |