BS EN ISO 19403-3:2020
Paints and varnishes. Wettability - Determination of the surface tension of liquids using the pendant drop method

Standard No.

BS EN ISO 19403-3:2020

Release Date

2020

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

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BS EN ISO 19403-3:2020

Scope

1   Scope This document specifies a test method to measure the surface tension of liquids with an optical method using the pendant drop. The method can be applied for the characterization of liquid coating materials. The applicability can be restricted for liquids with non-Newtonian rheology 1) . NOTE For other methods to determine the surface tension, see e.g. EN 14370 and ISO 1409.

BS EN ISO 19403-3:2020 history

• 2020 BS EN ISO 19403-3:2020 Paints and varnishes. Wettability - Determination of the surface tension of liquids using the pendant drop method