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PIGMENT VOLUME [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

[The] ratio of the volume of pigment to the volume of total nonvolatile material (i.e., pigment and binder) present in a coating. The figure is usually expressed as a percentage.

OBS

pigment volume concentration; P.V.C.: term and abbreviation standardized by ISO.

OBS

pigment volume concentration; PVC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Rapport du volume des matières pulvérulentes contenues dans un échantillon de produit (peintures ou enduits) à celui de l'extrait-sec correspondant.

OBS

concentration pigmentaire volumique; C.P.V. : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

concentration pigmentaire volumique; CPV : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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