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Table 9 Product Characteristic Data Collected for Case Study 2

Data Collected On:

CR Filled Coating

Competitive Product

Product Testing

Viscosity

No

No

Abrasion Resistance

Yes

Yes

Skid Resistance

Yes

Yes

Adhesion

Yes

Yes

Solids

No

Yes

Tensile Strength / Elongation

Yes

No

Fire Resistance

Yes

No

UV Weathering Resistance

Yes

No

Water Vapor Transmission Rate

Yes

No

Thermal Resistance

Yes

No

Air Permeance

Yes

No

Flexibility (Cracking resistance)

Yes

No

The intent of this case study was to collect data on the most important CTQs. Comparison against an unfilled coating and against competitive products would provide indications of performance benefits and of comparative suitability, assuming of course that competitive products perform as intended. Direct interaction with customers and/or users can provide even more useful suitability data. Suitability comparisons could not be made with available data. Reasons are presented in Table 10.

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