Sample Preparation Devices

Applied Coating Amounts with Wire Wound Rods

Coating Rods enlargement
Rod
Size		 Wet
Thickness		 Grams Dry Per Square Meter
Percent Solids		 Pounds Dry Per 3000 Sq. Ft.
Percent Solids
Wire # Mils Microns 30% 40% 75% 100% 30% 40% 75% 100%
#2.5 .25 6.4 1.82 2.42 4.54 6.05 1.12 1.49 2.79 3.72
#3 .3 7.6 2.18 2.91 5.47 7.29 1.34 1.79 3.36 4.48
#4 .4 10.2 2.91 3.88 6.83 9.11 1.79 2.39 4.47 5.96
#5 .5 12.7 3.64 4.85 9.11 12.14 2.24 2.98 5.60 7.46
#6 .6 15.2 4.38 5.82 10.93 14.58 2.69 3.58 6.72 8.96
#7 .7 17.8 5.09 6.80 12.74 16.99 3.13 4.18 7.83 10.44
#8 .8 20.3 5.82 7.78 14.58 19.43 3.58 4.78 8.96 11.94
#9 .9 22.9 6.56 8.34 16.40 21.87 4.03 5.37 10.08 13.44
#10 1.0 25.4 7.28 9.71 18.21 24.28 4.48 5.97 11.19 14.92
#11 1.1 27.9 8.00 10.69 20.04 26.72 4.92 6.57 12.32 16.42
#12 1.2 30.5 8.74 11.65 21.87 29.16 5.37 7.16 13.44 17.92
#13 1.3 33.0 9.47 12.63 23.71 31.60 5.82 7.76 14.57 19.42
#14 1.4 35.6 10.20 13.60 25.51 34.00 6.27 8.36 15.68 20.90
#15 1.5 38.1 10.93 14.58 27.32 36.41 6.72 8.96 16.79 22.38
#16 1.6 40.6 11.65 15.54 29.14 38.85 7.16 9.55 17.91 23.88
#17 1.7 43.2 12.38 16.51 30.99 41.29 7.61 10.15 19.04 25.38
#18 1.8 45.7 13.11 17.49 32.78 43.70 8.06 10.75 20.15 26.86
#19 1.9 48.3 13.85 18.45 34.61 46.14 8.51 11.34 21.27 28.36
#20 2.0 50.8 14.58 19.43 36.41 48.55 8.96 11.94 22.38 29.84
#22 2.2 55.9 16.03 21.36 40.07 53.43 9.85 13.13 24.63 32.84
#24 2.4 61.0 17.49 23.31 43.72 58.28 10.75 14.33 26.87 35.82
#26 2.6 66.0 18.94 25.25 47.38 63.16 11.64 15.52 29.12 29.82
#28 2.8 71.1 20.40 27.20 51.04 68.04 12.54 16.72 31.37 41.82
#30 3.0 76.2 21.85 29.14 54.65 72.86 13.43 17.91 33.59 44.78
#32 3.2 81.3 23.31 31.09 58.28 77.72 14.33 19.11 35.82 47.76
#34 3.4 86.4 24.76 33.04 61.62 82.55 15.22 20.31 38.06 50.74
#36 3.6 91.4 26.23 34.96 65.55 87.40 16.12 21.49 40.29 53.72
#38 3.8 96.5 27.60 36.92 69.21 92.28 17.01 22.69 42.54 56.72
#40 4.0 101.6 29.14 38.85 72.86 97.13 17.91 23.88 44.78 59.70
#42 4.2 106.7 30.60 40.79 76.49 101.98 18.81 25.07 47.01 62.68
#44 4.4 111.8 32.07 42.74 80.15 106.86 19.71 26.27 49.26 65.68
#46 4.6 116.8 33.53 44.67 83.79 111.70 20.61 27.46 51.50 68.66
#48 4.8 121.9 34.96 46.62 87.42 116.56 21.49 28.66 53.73 71.64
#50 5.0 127.0 36.43 48.57 91.06 121.40 22.39 29.85 55.97 74.62
#52 5.2 132.1 37.88 50.50 94.72 126.29 23.28 31.04 58.22 77.62
#54 5.4 137.2 39.34 52.45 98.38 131.17 24.18 32.24 60.47 80.62
#56 5.6 142.2 40.79 54.39 102.00 135.98 25.07 33.43 62.69 83.58
#58 5.8 147.3 42.25 56.34 105.62 140.83 25.97 34.63 64.92 86.56
#60 6.0 152.4 43.70 58.28 109.29 145.71 26.86 35.82 67.17 89.56
#62 6.2 157.5 45.17 60.22 112.93 150.56 27.76 37.01 69.41 92.54
#64 6.4 162.6 46.63 62.16 116.56 155.41 28.66 38.21 71.64 95.52
#66 6.6 167.6 48.08 64.12 120.20 160.26 29.55 39.41 73.88 98.50
#68 6.8 172.7 49.54 66.07 123.86 165.86 30.45 40.61 76.13 101.50
#70 7.0 177.8 50.99 67.99 127.49 169.99 31.34 41.79 78.36 104.48
#72 7.2 182.9 52.45 69.93 131.14 174.84 32.24 42.98 80.60 107.46
#74 7.4 188.9 53.90 71.88 134.76 179.69 33.13 44.18 82.83 110.44
#76 7.6 193.0 55.37 73.82 138.43 184.57 34.03 45.37 85.08 113.44
#78 7.8 195.1 56.81 75.77 142.07 189.42 34.92 46.57 87.32 116.42
#80 8.0 203.2 58.28 77.71 145.73 194.30 35.82 47.76 89.57 119.42
#82 8.2 208.3 59.74 79.66 149.34 199.11 36.72 48.96 91.79 122.38
#84 8.4 213.4 61.19 81.59 153.00 203.99 37.61 50.15 94.04 125.38
#86 8.6 218.4 62.66 83.53 156.63 208.84 38.51 51.34 96.27 128.36
#88 8.8 223.5 64.12 85.48 160.28 213.69 39.41 52.54 98.51 131.34
#90 9.0 228.6 65.58 87.42 163.90 218.53 40.31 53.73 100.74 134.32

Percent Solids = 100 x Dry Coating Weight (or Volume) Wet Coating Weight (or Volume)
*8lb/gallon coating weights assumed

All coating amounts are theoretical. Actual amounts may vary depending upon characteristics and rehology of the coatings

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