Decoral Lab
The quality of our products is certified by lab tests and on-going control
during the production phase.
Decoral® R&D department is always focused on the development of durable products,
with particular attention to environment and human health.






Colour
Determination of colour differences between paints using a spectrophotometer
(ISO 7724-3:1984)

Gloss
Determination of paint gloss value
(UNI EN ISO 2813:2001)

Resistance to humidity
Determination
of paint resistance to humidity
(UNI EN ISO 6270-1:2001)

Adhesion
Determination of paint adhesion
(UNI EN ISO 2409: 2007)

Hardness
Determination of paint hardness
(UNI EN ISO 2815:2005; ISO 15184:1998)

Accelerated weathering
Aging and exposure to laboratory
light sources using Q-Sun 3000
and Solarbox
 (ISO 16474-2)

Resistance to corrosion
Assessment of paint resistance
to corrosion in aggressive artificial
atmospheres
(UNI EN ISO 9227)

Bend
Bend test
(EN ISO 1519)

Chemical analysis
Chemical analysis of paints
using a calorimeter
(DSC)

Mass variation
Determination of coating mass changes as a function of temperature and time using the thermogravimetric method

Visual comparison
Visual comparison of paints and decorations using artificial light sources in a standard booth
(UNI EN ISO 3668:2002)

Natural exposure
Natural exposure in Florida (USA)
and in our premises
(ASTM G147-2009; ASTM G7-2005)