Abrasion - wearing away
of material in small shreds
Abrasion resistance
- that property of a surface by which it resists abrasion
Abrasive - a substance,
such as steel grit, steel shot metallic garnet
Absorption - the process
of soaking up, or assimilation
Activator - a catalyst
or curing agent
Adsorption - the process
of attraction to a surface
Blast cleaning, blasting
- a method of surface preparation using abrasive
Blistering - the formation
of bubbles in a cured, or nearly cured surface
Bubbling - bubbles appearing
on the surface while coating is drying
Calibration - to determine
the indication of output of a measuring instrument
Catalyst - accelerator,
curing agent
Certification - confirmation
by document under hand or seal as to the competence of
a worker
CFM - cubic feet minute
Chemical pretreatment
- use of chemicals to prepare a surface
Coating applicator -
one who applies a protective or decorative coating
Coating system - a multi
component polymeric protective film
Competent person - capable
of identifying hazards, and take corrective measures to
eliminate them
Compatible - suitable
to combine with other substances
Containment Systems
- hazardous removal enclosure, designed to prevent emissions
to the environment
Contaminant - a foreign
substance, inadvertently added to a coating
Corrosion - the deterioration
of material, usually metal
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Decontaminant - to remove
reactive nuclides
Dehumidify - to reduce,
by any process, the quantity of water within the immediate
atmosphere
Deviation - completed
work that is not in accordance with the specifications
Dew point - temperature
at which moisture condenses
Disposal facility -
specifically for the placement of hazardous waste
Dry film thickness -
(DFT) thickness of applied coating when dried
Emission - materials
released into the air, water or ground
Environment - the sum
of all external conditions
Entry/exit airlock -
enclosure placed at the entrance of a containment for
workers to remove contaminated clothing
EPA - the environmental
protection authority
Epoxy resins - film
formers usually made from bisphenol
Etch - roughening of
a surface by chemical means
Film thickness - thickness
of coating above substrate
Flaking - (scaling)
the detachment of small pieces of the coatings
Fumes - vapors, gasses
or particles suspended in a vapor or gas
Generic type - a particular
family of coatings
Galvanised - coated
with zinc
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Hardener - curing agent
Hazardous waste - paint
debris that contains any substance above the limits set
by the EPA pollution guidelines
Hold point - the point
at which work must be stopped until inspected
Holiday - discontinuity,
pinhole or void in a coating film
Induction time - time
required for the chemically cured coatings
Inorganic - containing
no carbon atoms
Irradiation - radiation
exposure
Leachate - the amount
of specific substance carried off or dissolved out of
a material
Lead - a basic chemical
element that can be combined with various other substances
to form lead compounds
µg/m©¯
-micrograms per cubic metre of air, common units for reporting
airborne concentrations of lead
Mixing ratio - expressed
by weight or volume, ratio
Metallising - mechanical
deposition of one metal on other
Mud cracking - irregular
cracking that occurs as coatings dry
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Nonconformance - documentation,
deficiency in categorising conforming issues
Overspray - sprayed
paint on adjacent surfaces
Oil and moisture traps
- attached to air lines to extract oil and moisture
Peeling - separation
of one or more layers of a coting
pH - the measure of
acidity or alkalinity of a coating
Primer - the first coat
of a coating system
Protective Coative -
an adherent thin polymeric film applied to protect a surface
Profile - the surface
roughness resulting from the surface preparation
Quality Control - administration
and engineering procedures
Quality Assurance -
the verification of the conformance of the applicator
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Radiation Exposure Level
- actual rate of radiation
Relative Humidity -
ratio of water vapor pressure
Slags - the running
of paint
Shot Steel - an abrasive
Synthetic Abrasive -
a manufactured grit
Solvent - liquid to
disolve another substance
Vapors - gaseous phase
of matter
Voids - skips, holes
in a film
Weld Slag - non metalic
deposits formed during welding
Wet Film Thickness -
thickness of liquid film after application
Wrinkling - surface
defect resembling a prune
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