Colour | White | Yellow |
Luminance | greater than 82 | Greter than 50 |
Drying Time | 3 min at 32° C | 3 min at 32° C |
Skid Resistance | Greater than 55 | Greter than 55 |
Cracking Resistance | Nil | Nil |
Softening point | 99° C - 105° C | 101° C - 106° C |
Flow Resistance | Less than 15% | Less than 15% |
Yellowness Index ( White ) | 0.05 | - |
Bag Size : 25 kgs.
SHELF LIFE
12 months form the date of manufacture.
TEST CERTIFICATEManufacturers test certificate shall be forwarded for compliance of the material to the specification required.
The Thermoplastic material shall be homogeneously composed of aggregates, pigment, resin and glass beads. The material shall be free form all skins, dirt and foreign objects and shall comply with requirements indicated in the fable below.
PROPERTY OF CONSTITUENTS OF MARKING MATERIAL(Percentage by weight)
Constituents | White | Yellow |
Binder | 18.0 min | 18.0 min |
Glass Beads | 30 - 40 | 30 - 40 |
Titanium Dioxide | 10.0 min | Nill |
Calcium Carbonate & Insert fillers | 42.0 max See | Nill |
Shall compromise of plasticized synthetic hydrocarbon resin, plasticized natural resin or rosin.
PIGMENTWhite pigment shall either consist of Titanium Di-oxide Type A ( Anatase ) or Type R ( Rutile ). Yellow pigment shall consist of Lead Chromate and shall not exceed 5% by mass of material.
AGGREGATESLight colored silica sand, calcite, quartz or calcinated flint.
REFLECTORIZATIONLuminance
White: Daylinght luminance at 45 degrees - 65% min as per AASHTO M249.
Yellow: Daylight luminance at 45 degrees - 45% min as per AASHTO M249.
DRYING TIMEWhen: applied at a temperature specified by the manufacturer and to the required thickness, the moterial shall set to bear traffic is not more than 15 minutes.
SKID RESISTANCENot less than 45 as per BS 3262.
CRACKING RESISTANCE AT L0W TEMPERATUREThe material shall show no cracks on application to concrete blocks.
SOFTENING POINT102.5 ± 9.5° C as per ASTM D 36.
FLOW RESISTANCENot more than 25% as per AASHTO M 249.