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New Primary Standard for Specular Gloss Measurements
Published
Author(s)
Maria E. Nadal, E A. Thompson
Abstract
The measurement of specular gloss consists in comparing the luminous reflectance from a specimen to that from a calibrated gloss standard, under the same geometric conditions. The standard recommendations for the gloss standard are discussed. A new primary gloss standard is developed at NIST and different calibration procedures are compared. This new standard is compared to the commonly used gloss standard, a highly polished black glass.
Nadal, M.
and Thompson, E.
(2000),
New Primary Standard for Specular Gloss Measurements, JCT, Journal of Coatings Technology
(Accessed October 1, 2023)