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<text>AS 1580.214.3-2003 PAINTS AND RELATED MATERIALS-METHODS OF TEST - VISCOSITY-CONE-AND-PLATE</text>
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<text>1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>3 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>4 APPARATUS</text>
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<text>5 TEST CONDITIONS</text>
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<text>6 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE</text>
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<text>7 PREPARATION OF APPARATUS</text>
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<text>8 PREPARATION OF SAMPLE</text>
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<text>9 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>10 CLEANING THE APPARATUS</text>
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<text>11 PRECISION</text>
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<text>12 REPORT</text>
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<text>APPENDIX A - DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND EQUATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF VISCOSITY BY THE CONE-AND-PLATE VISCOMETER</text>
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<text>A1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>A2 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>A3 APPARATUS (see Figure A1)</text>
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<text>A4 CALCULATIONS</text>
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<text>A5 APPLICABILITY OF EQUATIONS</text>
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<text>APPENDIX B - PERFORMANCE CHECK OF APPARATUS</text>
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<text>B1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>B2 CRITERION OF SUITABILITY FOR USE</text>
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<text>B3 MATERIALS AND APPARATUS</text>
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<text>B3.1 Certified mineral oil</text>
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<text>B3.2 Thermocouple</text>
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<text>B4 FREQUENCY OF CHECK</text>
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<text>B5 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>APPENDIX C - CALIBRATION CHECK OF PLATE TEMPERATURE</text>
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<text>C1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>C2 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>C3 MATERIALS AND APPARATUS</text>
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<text>C3.1 Ice bath</text>
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<text>C3.2 T-type thermocouple</text>
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<text>C3.3 Calibrated potentiometer</text>
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<text>C4 TEST CONDITIONS</text>
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<text>C5 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>C6 EVALUATION OF RESULTS</text>
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Abstract

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee CH-003 has reviewed the content of this publication and in
accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined
that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 25 September 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee CH-003:
Australasian Corrosion Association
Australian Paint Approval Scheme
Australian Paint Manufacturers' Federation
Australian Pipeline Industry Association
Water Corporation Western Australia

Scope

This Standard sets out a method of determining the viscosity of paint samples using the
cone-and-plate viscometer at a nominal temperature of 25°C.

NOTE: The suitability and applicability of this method is discussed in AS 1580.214.0.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2013 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 13-11-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CH-003
Supersedes	DR 02258 AS 1580.214.3-1993 DR 02257