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Paints and varnishes

Determination of film thickness {
(ISO 2808 : 1997)
English version of DIN EN ISO 2808 EN ISO 2808

ICS 17.040.20; 87.040

Beschichtungsstoffe – Bestimmung der Schichtdicke (ISO 2808 : 1997)

European Standard EN ISO 2808 : 1999 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 139 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 2808 as a European Standard.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuß Anstrichstoffe und
ähnliche Beschichtungsstoffe (Paints and Varnishes Standards Committee), Technical Committee Allge-
meine Prüfverfahren für Beschichtungsstoffe und Beschichtungen.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO 1463 DIN EN ISO 1463
ISO 1514 DIN EN ISO 1514
ISO 2178 DIN EN ISO 2178
ISO 2811-1 DIN 53217-2
ISO 2811-2 DIN 53217-3
ISO 2811-3 DIN 53217-5
ISO 3233 DIN 53219
ISO 3497 DIN 50987
ISO 3543 DIN EN ISO 3543
ISO 4518 DIN EN ISO 4518
ISO 8503-1 DIN EN ISO 8503-1

National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Annex ZA)
DIN 50987 Measurement of coating thickness by the X-ray spectrometric method
DIN 53217-2 Determination of density of paints, varnishes and similar coating materials by the pycnom-
eter method
DIN 53217-3 Determination of density of paints, varnishes and similar coating materials by the displace-
ment float method
DIN 53217-5 Determination of density of paints, varnishes and similar coating materials by the vibration
method

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DIN 53218 Comparison of the colour of paints and varnishes

DIN EN ISO 1463 Metallic and oxide coatings – Measurement of coating thickness – Microscopical
method (ISO 1463 : 1982)
DIN EN ISO 1514 Paints and varnishes – Standard panels for testing (ISO 1514 : 1993)
DIN EN ISO 2178 Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates – Measurement of coating thickness by
the magnetic method (ISO 2178 : 1982)
DIN EN ISO 3543 Metallic and non-metallic coatings – Measurement of thickness by the Beta backscatter
method
DIN EN ISO 4518 Metallic coatings – Measurement of coating thickness by the profilometric method
(ISO 4518 : 1980)
DIN EN ISO 8503-1 Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Specifications
and definitions for ISO surface profile comparators for the assessment of abrasive
blast-cleaned surfaces (ISO 8503-1 : 1988)
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July 1999

ICS 87.040

English version

Paints and varnishes

Determination of film thickness
(ISO 2808 : 1997)

Peintures et vernis – Détermination Beschichtungsstoffe – Bestimmung

de l’épaisseur du feuil der Schichtdicke (ISO 2808 : 1997)
(ISO 2808 : 1997)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1999-06-25.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any
CEN member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.

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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 2808 : 1997 Paints and varnishes – Determination of film thickness,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 35 ‘Paints and varnishes’ of the International Organization for
Standardization, has been adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 139 ‘Paints and varnishes’, the
Secretariat of which is held by DIN, as a European Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by January 1999 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 2808 : 1997, has been approved by CEN as a European Standard
without any modification.
NOTE: Normative references to international publications are listed in Annex ZA (normative).
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