BS EN ISO 7783:2018

This standard BS EN ISO 7783:2018 Paints and varnishes. Determination of water-vapour transmission properties. Cup method is classified in these ICS categories:

• 87.040 Paints and varnishes

This document specifies a method for determining the water-vapour transmission properties of coatings of paints, varnishes and related products.

It supplements ISO 12572. As far as possible, the procedure, the definitions and the calculations have been taken over from ISO 12572. ISO 12572 can be consulted, if necessary, to obtain a better understanding of the procedure specified in this document.

Water-vapour transmission rates of more than 680 g/(m²⋅d) (i.e. water-vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thicknesses, s_d, of less than 0,03 m) are not accurately quantified by the test method described in this document.