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	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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