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Paints and Coatings - Film Properties

EPTIS factsheet 1452853 | Last revision 2026-09-09 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1452853 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1452853

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this interlaboratory comparison scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate paints and coatings film properties (hardness, thickness, adhesion, impact, gloss, density, drying, wettability and related physical tests), including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2006, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 40 laboratories from 24 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Coating and surface treatment
Consumer products
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Paint/coating A+B (Different types) High temperature service ASTM D2485 (SQ-2019)
Impact resistance (rapid deformation) ASTM D2794 (SQ-2179)
Coating flexibility (prepainted sheet) ASTM D4145 (SQ-2069)
Pull-off strength (portable adhesion) ASTM D4541 (SQ-2139)
Scratch resistance (constant loading) ISO 1518-1 (SQ-2185)
Cross-cut adhesion ISO 2409 (SQ-2194)
Film thickness ISO 2808 (SQ-2114)
Density (pycnometer) ISO 2811-1 (SQ-2168)
Gloss (20°, 60° and 85°) ISO 2813 (SQ-2199)
Non-volatile-matter content ISO 3251 (SQ-2055)
Impact resistance (falling-weight, small-area) ISO 6272-2 (SQ-2187)
Water-vapour transmission (cup method) ISO 7783 (SQ-2195)
Surface drying (ballotini) ISO 9117-3 (SQ-2167)
Wet-scrub resistance and cleanability ISO 11998 (SQ-2138)
Film hardness (pencil) ISO 15184 (SQ-2048)
Wettability — surface free energy (contact angle) ISO 19403-2 (SQ-2007)
Adhesion of elastic adhesives (peel / lap-shear) ISO 22970 (SQ-2060)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ASTM D2485:2018 ASTM D2794-93(2019) ASTM D4145-10(2022) ASTM D4541-22 ISO 1518-1:2023 ISO 2409:2020 ISO 2808:2019 ISO 2811-1:2023 ISO 2813:2014 ISO 3251:2019 ISO 6272-2:2011 ISO 7783:2018 ISO 9117-3:2010 ISO 11998:2006 ISO 15184:2020 ISO 19403-2:2024 ISO 22970:2019
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2006
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5