Chapter 8. Analytical Methods

  1. Dwight G. Weldon

Published Online: 13 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470744673.ch8

Book Title

Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings, Revised Edition

Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings, Revised Edition

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How to Cite

Weldon, D. G. (2009) Analytical Methods, in Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings, Revised Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470744673.ch8

Author Information

  1. Weldon Laboratories, Inc, PO Box 40, Imperial, PA 15126, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 13 MAR 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470697535

Online ISBN: 9780470744673

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Keywords:

  • analytical tools for investigating coating failures;
  • identifying location, or locus of failure;
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test methods for measuring hardness;
  • infrared spectroscopy as failure analysis tool;
  • chromatography - science of separating individual components from complex mixture;
  • gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and GPC column;
  • ion chromatography - HPLC technique for determining salt content of aqueous samples;
  • energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Light Microscopy

  • Infrared Spectroscopy

  • Gas Chromatography (GC)

  • Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)

  • Ion Chromatography

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy

  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

  • Miscellaneous Methods of Analysis

  • References

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