His industry norms were the American Heritage Dictionary!!! God help this ignorant! My reply follows in a separate e-mail Adrian _________________________________________________________ BROOKFIELD ISO 9001 CERTIFIED BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC.11 Commerce Boulevard, Middleboro, MA 02346-1031 USATEL 508-946-6200 or 800-628-8139FAX 508-946-6262 INTERNET http://www.brookfieldengineering.com SPECIALISTS IN THE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF VISCOSITY SINCE 1934 DATE: Friday, December 22, 2000 MSG. NO.: 122205 TO: William Zinsser & Co., Inc. (NJ) Att: Adrian Jadic E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FROM: David A. DiCorpo BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. 11 Commerce Boulevard Middleboro, MA 02346-1031 Phone: (508) 946-6200 Fax: (508) 946-6262 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RE: Your E-Mail of December 19, 2000 Mr. Jadic: I do not doubt that "g" may be the most commonly agreed upon abbreviation for the unit of grams, however, it is not the only abbreviation that has been used over time. Specifically, the American Heritage Dictionary advises that "g", "gm", and "gms" have been and continue to be utilized. The term "viscometer" is used for this equipment because that is exactly how the paint and coatings industry uses the device. Brookfield reports measurement in units of Krebs and units of grams because these are the units that the industry demands. If you wish to have more information regarding industry use of this equipment, please refer to ASTM test method D562. I agree that the unit of Krebs is not a pure scientific unit for viscosity. I also agree that there is no direct relationship between units of viscosity in centipoise or centistokes to viscosity measured in units of Krebs. Brookfield is a company dedicated to manufacturing and supplying equipment which is beneficial for our customers in the measurement and control of fluids. We are pleased to provide a variety of instruments that do make measurements under defined conditions of shear stress and shear rate which allow customers to utilize scientifically correct units of measure. However, we are also pleased to provide customers instrumentation which they find useful for measurement of viscosity or consistency or other elements of liquid handling. Best regards, David A. DiCorpo Export Sales Manager Laboratory Viscometers DAD:ghw
