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December 14, 2011
By: KERRY PIANOFORTE
Editor, Coatings World
Paint and Coating Testing Manual: 15th Edition of the Gardner-Sward Handbook, is now available from ASTM International. A total of 79 comprehensive chapters written by experts in their various fields reflect the new and updated technologies within the paint and coating industry in the 16 years since the last edition was published. The heavily updated new manual describes briefly and critically most ASTM test methods that are significant in the world of paint technology. New and updated topics include: measurement of gonioapparent colorants; surfactants; powder coatings; understanding osmotic activity in coatings; coalescing aids; radiation-curable powder coatings and more. The Paint and Coating Testing Manual is a valuable guide to the topics, test methods, procedures and standards of ASTM and other national and international organizations. Paint and Coating Testing Manual: 15th Edition of the Gardner-Sward Handbook is available in hard copy (ISBN: 978-0-8031-7017-9; stock #: MNL17-2ND) and as an E-book (ISBN: 978-0-8031-8891-4; stock # MNL17-2ND-EB) for $325. To purchase ASTM publications, search by stock number on the ASTM Web site (www.astm.org), or contact ASTM customer relations (phone: 610-832-9585; service@astm.org). ASTM International is one of the largest international standards development and delivery systems in the world. ASTM International meets the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles for the development of international standards: coherence, consensus, development dimension, effectiveness, impartiality, openness, relevance and transparency. ASTM standards are accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems and commercial transactions.
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