Sp. Gr. of pigment 8.97 Lbs. to gallon oil 26.91 Sp. Gr. of paint as received 2.97 Wt. of paint per gallon 24.74 Grams to panel 74.7 Condition of paint Good Working properties Smooth--no brush marks Drying Good 1 coat Oct. 28 T 58 B 30.01 W. cloudy 2 coat Nov. 4 T 65 B 29.61 W. cloudy 3 coat Nov. 9 T 58 B 29.91 W. clear =Composition of Paints.= The following table gives data regarding the composition, etc., of paints applied to the steel panels. =Results of Inspection.= The results of an inspection of the steel test plates, made by Sub-committee D representing Committee D-1 of the American Society for Testing Materials, is herewith presented: "On Wednesday, June 28, 1911, the second inspection of the Atlantic City Steel Test Panels, erected in October, 1908, was made by Sub-committee D of Committee D-1, this Committee having agreed to report upon the condition of the painted surfaces, leaving any report on the comparative corrosion of the various types of metal used in the test to Committee A-5 on the corrosion of iron. ===+=========================+=======+=======+======+=======+========= | | | | | |Grams | | | | | |Paint | | |Wt. of | Sp. |Wt. of |to Panel | Name | Sp. |Pigment| Gr. | Paint |at 900 | | Gr. |to Gal.| of | per |Sq. ft. Pigment |of Pig-|of oil |Paint | Gal. |spreading No.| | ment | Lbs. |Rec'd | Lbs. |rate ---+-------------------------+-------+-------+------+-------+--------- 1|Dutch process white lead | 6.83 | 20.49 | 2.45 | 20.49 | 61.0 2|Quick process white lead | 6.78 | 20.34 | 2.47 | 20.34 | 62.0 3|Zinc oxide | 5.56 | 16.68 | 2.12 | 16.68 | 59.0 4|Sublimed white lead | 6.45 | 19.17 | 2.36 | 19.17 | 59.0 5|Sublimed blue lead | 6.39 | 19.17 | 2.42 | 19.17 | 61.0 6|Lithopone | 4.26 | 12.78 | 1.80 | 12.78 | 45.3 7|Zinc lead white | 4.42 | 13.26 | 1.96 | 13.26 | 49.4 9|American orange mineral | 8.97 | 26.91 | 2.97 | 26.91 | 74.7 10|Red lead | 8.70 | 26.10 | 2.93 | 26.10 | 73.6 12|Bright red oxide | 5.26 | 15.78 | 2.05 | 15.78 | 60.0 14|Venetian red | 3.1 | 9.30 | 1.52 | 9.30 | 38.0 15|Prince's metallic brown | 3.17 | 9.51 | 1.50 | 9.51 | 37.7 16|Natural graphite | 2.60 | 7.80 | 1.37 | 7.80 | 34.4 17|Acheson graphite | 2.21 | 6.63 | 1.22 | 6.63 | 30.8 19| {Lampblack | | 1.82}| | 1.82 |