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Dodskie Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 16	Non contact powder coating measurements 09/17/2008 8:46 PM
	What's the best way to measure powder coating thickness? Is it through optical or ultrasonic? What's the pros and cons? The powder particles has a diameter of about 5~10 microns so gauge should have high accuracy.
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Anonymous Poster	#1 Re: Non contact powder coating measurements 09/18/2008 10:44 PM
	suggest nuclear backscatter -- beta probably
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Anonymous Poster	#2 Re: Non contact powder coating measurements 09/19/2008 9:09 AM
	It does not make a difference. The ultrasonic is a bit easer to use. When using either of these devices on textured paint, nether work very well because the peeks and valleys.
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