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Radiance
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 BRAND 4
Viscosity ASTM D562

KU

                                   
      Initial               102 92 92 97 103
      Freeze-Thaw               141+ 123 (a) 141+ 141+
         Change               39+ 31 (a) 44+ 38+
Freeze-Thaw Stability ASTM D2243 Cycles 5 5 1 5 5
Tensile Strength ASTM D2370 psi 210 50 30 50 15
Elongation ASTM D2370 % <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Hardness ASTM D3363                                          
       Glass        Pencil <6B <6B 4B <6B <6B
       Concrete        Pencil <6B 3B HB B B
Adhesion

ASTM D3359

                                          
        - To Concrete        Rating 5A 5A 4A 4A 5A
         % 100 100 95 95 100
Water Vapor ASTM D1653            
Permeability                                                 
        Water Vapor Transmission Rate                                   
                Grains per ft2 per hour        6.5 5.0 9.0 9.7 10.7
                Grams per m2 per 24 hours        108.8 83.9 150.5 162.2 179.1
        Water Vapor Permeance                                                 
                Perms             13.3 10.2 18.4 19.8 21.8
                Metric Perms               8.7 6.7 12.1 13.0 14.4
Water Absorption ASTM D570 % 17.2 17.1 18.5 41.8 43.5
Flash Point ASTM D93 °F >180° - - - -
Contrast Ratio ASTM D2805                                          
        2 mil Bird               0.954 0.939 0.987 0.959 0.949
        3 mil Bird               0.990 0.978 0.999 0.990 0.984
        4 mil Bird               0.994 0.987 0.999 0.995 0.992
Reflectance ASTM E1347 % 79.1 84.1 81.4 84.0 85.1
Scrub Resistance ASTM D2486* Cycles 70 155 350 45 45
Washability ASTM D340                                          
      Reflectance Recovery        % 89.5 95.6 72.2 94.7 93.6

(a) = Coagulated



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