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Microns to weight conversion often requires coating specific properties which are generally found in the
Coating Specification Sheet from the coating supplier. The most difficult piece of information that is
typically missing from the Coating Specification Sheet is the [% of Solids by Volume]. A simple assistant
screen is provided to help the estimation of the %solids by volume field. However, this is only an
estimation
based on user entered values, and it is highly recommended to obtain this value from the
coating supplier. It is important to understand that % of solids by volume is required only for measuring
dry coating in coating weight units and not coating thickness units. It is not required either while
measuring wet coatings or while measuring the coating in the units of thickness such as microns.
Layer/Coating Name – this is a required field. This prints on reports, graphs and is part of the selection
tool in the SA Analysis Tool.
Some conversions can apply a Dry Density Calculation instead of percent solids by volume.
For Wet-to-Dry conversions, the user must enter the data in the Weight Conversion Group.
For Dry-to-Dry base coat conversion, you must enter the appropriate conversion for Dry Density or
percent solids by volume.