Unidades de Krebs

Abbreviation / Acronym
KU
Classification
Definition

Unidad de medida de viscosidad

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Imagen de pintura, un líquido cuya viscosidad se mide comúnmente en unidades Krebs

Unidades de Krebs

What are Krebs Units?

Krebs Units (KU) are a measure of viscosity primarily used in the paints and coatings industry. Krebs Units are measured using a Stormer viscometer. A Stormer viscometer utilizes a paddle spindle submerged in the liquid sample. One Krebs Unit is equivalent to the weight in grams required to turn that submerged spindle 100 times in 30 seconds.