ABSTRACT
These are the generally solid, sticky materials that hold the system together. They are also called binders, and when in a solvent, they are the vehicles for the system. They may come as a “single-package” or “twopackage” system. Single package is just the liquid resin or the resin in solvent. Two package means that an “A” part was blended with a “B” part to cause a chemical reaction. In both systems, we need to know the amount of solid resin present. This dry material divided by the total of the dry plus the solvent is frequently called a “resin solid.” With the two-package systems, we need to know not only the solids but also the ratio of these solids to form the desired film. This ratio may be designated as a simple ratio of 1 to 1. Or it may be based on 1 or 100, as 0.3 to 1, or 30 parts per hundred, or a total of 100 as 43 to 57. These ratios determine the film properties. We will also need to know the density (weight per unit volume, usually as pounds per gallon) of the resin or vehicle to help calculate volume.
