From: Mechanical and moisture-related properties of selected dried tempera paints
Pigment | Binder | Ratio of pigment to binding medium in wet paint (w/w) | Pigment content in wet paint (% w/w) | Pigment content in dry paint (% w/w) | Pigment content in wet paint (% v/v) | PVC in dry paint (% v/v) | Bulk density (kg/dm3) | Porosity (%) |
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Cerussite | Egg yolk | 2.20 | 69 | 90 | 26 | 63 | 2.27 | 47 |
Hydrocerussite | Egg yolk | 2.94 | 75 | 92 | 30 | 66 | 2.83 | 53 |
Yellow ochre | Egg yolk | 2.14 | 68 | 90 | 39 | 75 | 1.66 | 53 |
Azurite | Egg yolk | 2.95 | 75 | 92 | 44 | 78 | 2.05 | 57 |
Azurite | RSG | 2.29 | 70 | 97 | 37 | 90 | 2.14 | 58 |