The manual is a comprehensive guide to the paint and coatings topics, test methods, procedures and standards of ASTM and other national and international organizations.

New and updated topics include measurement of gonioapparent colorants, surfactants, powder coatings, osmotic activity in coatings, coalescing aids, and radiation-curable powder coatings.

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• Part 1: Regulations
• Part 2: Naturally Occurring Materials
• Part 3: Synthetic Materials
• Part 4: Plasticizers
• Part 5: Solvents
• Part 6: Pigments
• Part 7: Additives
• Part 8: Physical Characteristics of Liquid Paints and Coatings

• Part 9: Films for Testing
• Part 10: Optical Properties
• Part 11: Physical and Mechanical Properties
• Part 12: Environmental Resistance
• Part 13: Specific Product Testing
• Part 14: Analysis of Paints and Paint Defects
• Part 15: Instrumental Analysis
• Part 16: Specifications

This recently revised and expanded edition of SSPC's popular rust standard features a series of 27 full color images and 27 black and white diagrams representing various degrees of spot, general, and pinpoint rusting on painted steel surfaces. 

Test and tables provide a guide to the use of the reference photographs; a scale and description of standard rust grades; a comparison of SPPC, ASTM, ISO, and other rust grade scales; and other useful information.

Fitz's Atlas has been compiled by coating and corrosion specialists who understand coatings and their application. It provides a comprehensive and invaluable reference for anybody who uses or encounters paint coatings, their defects and failures.

Fitz's Atlas of Coating Defects contains more than 100 color images of 64 coating defects and provides a clear and concise description, highlights possible causes, advises on prevention and suggests appropriate repair procedures.

In addition, Fitz's Atlas contains sections on the following:

• Welding Faults: Welding faults and presurface conditions which may be encountered, and need to be addressed prior to the application of any coating system.
• Surface Preparation: Two Sections deal specifically with surface preparation, giving guidance notes and standard quality images for both dry abrasive blast cleaning and high pressure water jetting.
• Marine Fouling: Following the main pictorial reference of coating defects, a section deals specifically with marine fouling.
• Appendix: An appendix provides useful formulae, coating breakdown scales and a reference guide to certain types of coating and coating compatibility.

Revised edition, Failure Analysis Of Paints And Coatings is intended to provide an understanding of how to investigate, and solve, the premature failures of industrial coatings. The cracking, peeling, and blistering of coatings can result in widespread damage to the substrates which they are intended to protect, and can result in serious financial consequences.

A sound knowledge of coatings chemistry, coupled with a firm understanding of the many field and laboratory techniques available for analyzing such problems will aid the investigator in solving such failures.

Beginning with a basic review of coatings technology and the chemistry of commonly encountered coatings types, this latest edition of this book:

• Contains new material on surface preparation, transfer of salt to steel from contaminated abrasive, effect of peak density on coating performance, on galvanizing, silane-modified coatings, polyurea coatings, polyaspartics, and powder coatings and on dry spray
• Balances scientific background and practical advice, giving both the theory and applications in a slim, easily readable form
• Looks at both the field and laboratory practices leading to the eleucidation of failure mechanisms
• Combines coatings chemistry and analytical techniques
• Gives both theory and applications
• Discusses both the advantages and limitations of various analytical techniques
• Discusses the thought process involved in solving coating failures
• Incudes step by step examples of case studies

(Editor:Stanley LeSota)

This solid resource contains over 6,000 terms related to the paint, coatings, ink, art, visual, and related industries. A comprehensive reference, the Coatings Encyclopedic dictionary is perfect for professionals and students in marketing, sales, R&D, chemists, government and regulatory workers, architects, manufacturers, and technicians.

Terms are cross-referenced for synonyms and related categories, and are classified into one or more of 75 categories (color, pigments, additives, methods of application, and more). Terms defined under each category are included in a thesaurus for keywords, research papers, and literature searches.

The sixth edition of "Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference" features entries on approximately 5,000 chemicals.  Each entry features safety profiles, synonyms, physical properties, and the standards and recommendations of government agencies and associations.  Totally updated and totally reliable, this book serves as the ideal quick-reference resource for anyone working with hazardous chemicals.

About the Author: Richard J. Lewis, Sr., is a chemist with extensive experience in air and industrial pollution measurement,industrial hygiene research, and toxicological and chemical information systems. He is the author and co-author of several books regarding Industrial chemicals. Published by John Wiley & Sons

• Full Color Paint Trouble Shooting Section
• Comprehensive Paint Industry Glossary

This Third Edition has been rewritten and expanded to broaden coverage and improve its usefulness. Alphabetical organization provides concise incompatibility profiles for thousands of commonly used commercial chemicals, allowing readers to look up a given substance and instantly learn whether it is incompatible with common materials, other chemical substances, structural materials or personal protective equipment.

With thousands of new entries and easy-to-use organization, the Third Edition of the Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities remains a handy resource for all safety, first-response and plant management professionals responsible for the handling, storage and conveyance of chemical materials.