Levelling / Sagging Applicators
Article No. 0812
NYPC Leveling Test Blade
Leveling Film Applicator with 5 gap clearances
- Has five pairs of clearances 10, 30, 40, 80, and 160 mils
- Produces a 4 inch wide drawdown
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Features
The Leveling and Sagging applicator is designed to perform two tests with one device. The NYPC Leveling Blade is designed to be compliant with New York Paint Club method. The Anti-sag applicators are designed to assess paint sag in compliance with ASTM methods D3730 and D4400.
- Simple comparison test of the leveling and sagging properties
- The applicator is made of high grade stainless steel
Technical Attributes
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- Measurement Unit
- mils
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- Gap Clearance
- 10 mil 20 mil 40 mil 80 mil 160 mil
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- Levelling Gap Clearance Range
- 10 - 160
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- Film Width
- 4 in
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- Gap Clearance Range Levelling/Sagging
- 10 - 160 -
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- Weight
- 0.34 kg
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- Weight
- 0.75 lb
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- Dimensions: L x W x H
- 12.7 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
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- Dimensions: L x W x H
- 5 x 1.75 x 1.25 in
Technical Properties
Technical Specifications
General
Standards
Procedure
The New York Paint Club (NYPC) Leveling Test Blade is a U shaped film applicator with a shallow gap cut into one edge. Into this shallow gap is cut an evenly spaced series of five pairs of narrow notches having total clearances of 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 mils. The applicator will produce a 4” wide drawdown, and has an overall width of 5''. A drawdown is made on a panel or chart using normal procedures.
This produces five parallel pairs of ridges with a very thin (<0.5mil) distance between them. The drawdown is kept flat on a horizontal plane until the coating is dry and it is then evaluated. Leveling is rated on the basis of which ridge pairs of coating merged together and to what extent.
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