Medium, in paints

Medium in paints or enamels. The continuous phase in which the pigment is dispersed thus in the liquid paint in the can it is synonymous with vehicle and in the dry film it is synonymous with binder (q.v.). 

K. Keune, E. S. B. Ferreira and J. J. Boon, Characterization and localization of the oil binding medium in paint cross sections using imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry, Preprints of the 14th Triennial Meeting ofICOM CC Committee for Conservation, The Hague (Netherlands), 2, 796 802(2005). 

Inhibitive Pigment a pigment which retards or prevents the corrosion of metals by chemical and/or electrochemical means, as opposed to a purely barrier action. Red lead and zinc chromate are examples of inhibitive pigments as opposed to red iron oxide which has little or no inhibitive action. Medium in paints or enamels. The continuous phase in which the pigment is dispersed thus in the liquid paint in the can it is synonymous with vehicle and in the dry film it is synonymous with binder (q.v.). Opacity (Hiding Power) ... 

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

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