CoatingsPro Magazine has published a new glossary series to help clearly define common terms used within the coatings industry.

The glossary is designed to explain many standard coating terms while also serving as an introduction to the industry.

Sorted Alphabetically

The glossary of industry terms is sorted alphabetically and allows users to easily jump to any letter of the alphabet and the corresponding list of terms beginning with that letter.

The definitions for each term are gathered from either the NACE International/ASTM International Standard Terminology and Acronyms Relating to Corrosion (NACE/ASTM G193) standard, or from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Glossary Terms

Glossary terms include abrasive; acrylic; adhesion; aggregate; binder; -borne; broadcast; brush-off blast clean surface; coating; commercial blast cleaned surface; delamination; elastomeric; epoxy; film; grit; hand tool cleaning; holiday; intumescence; lining; mil; and micron/micrometer/µm.

Other terms in the second half of the alphabet are near-white metal blast cleaning; overspray; pigment; pinhole; polyurethane; pot life; power tool cleaning; primer/prime coat; proportioner; quality assurance; quality control; recoat; resin; scarify; shot blasting; silicone; silica; solvent; solvent cleaning; spalling; steel shot; substrate; surface profile/anchor pattern; topcoat/finish coat; urethane; vehicle; water cleaning; wet film gauge/gage; white metal blast cleaning; and yield.

The complete “Glossary of Terms” list can be accessed underneath the Resources tab in the CoatingsPro Magazine website header.

For more information, contact: CoatingsPro Magazine, 858-768-0825, www.coatingspromag.com