Radiance (ChemRex Inc.)


LATEX WALL FINISH TESTING DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS	A sample of RADIANCE^™ EG-SHEL Wall Finish was sent to an independent test laboratory and several raw material suppliers for evaluation. Three samples of nationally branded premium wall paints were also sent to compare RADIANCE^™ EG-SHEL Wall Finish as a paint. A separate bulletin summarizes the e-value testing.

WHITE INTERIOR EG-SHEL LATEX FINISHES
			RADIANCE	BRAND 1	BRAND 2	BRAND 3
Viscosity	ASTM D562	KU	111	97	94	95
Initial			111	97	94	95
Freeze-Thaw			124+	(a)	(a)	96+
Change			13+	(a)	(a)	1+
Freeze-Thaw Stability	ASTM D2243	Cycles	5	1	1	5
Tensile Strength	ASTM D2370	psi	210	740	515	1360
Elongation	ASTM D2370	%	7	23	9	8
Hardness	ASTM D3363
Glass		Pencil	4B	6B	6B	6B
Concrete		Pencil	4B	4B	3B	3B
Adhesion	ASTM D3359
- To Concrete		Rating	4A	5A	5A	5A
- To Concrete		%	95	100	95	100
Water Vapor	ASTM D1653
Permeability
Water Vapor Transmission		Rate
Grains per ft² per hour			5.1	1.8	2.7	2.9
Grams per m² per 24 hours			85.2	29.4	44.6	48.9
Water Vapor Permeance
Perms			9.8	3.4	5.1	5.6
Metric Perms			6.5	2.2	3.4	3.7
Water Absorption	ASTM D570	%	17	10.0	33.0	37.3
Flash Point	ASTM D93	°F	>200°	>200°	>200°	>200°
Contrast Ratio	ASTM D2805
2 mil Bird			0.990	0.956	0.961	0.892
3 mil Bird			0.998	0.987	0.992	0.963
4 mil Bird			0.999	0.993	0.997	0.980
Reflectance	ASTM E1347	%	84.3	82.7	85.8	86.0
Scrub Resistance	ASTM D2486*	Cycles	337	270	535	835
Washability	ASTM D340
Reflectance Recovery		%	91.6	99.3	96.8	93.5

(a) = Coagulated

* Modified Test Method

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