Colorcoat® Compass helps designers to make an informed colour choice for their pre-finished steel building envelope within minutes based on product choice, availability, feasibility and level of guarantee.
Almost any object can be scanned and the colour matched within seconds. The digital colour system provides detailed information on each colour to show whether there is an exact match within the standard Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® and Colorcoat Prisma® colour ranges, or a previously matched colour through the bespoke Repertoire® colour selection.
Features of Colorcoat® Compass
- Features a RAL colour search function to quickly search the colour database using RAL classic, RAL design and British Standard colour codes.
- Provides details on the Confidex® Guarantee based on building location, application and colour.
- Shows complementary colours to match your colour selection.
- Easily order metal hand samples of all chosen colours.
- Available via Tata Steel’s building envelope representatives and key Supply Chain Partners.
We have established an expert team to help specifiers get the most from Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® and Colorcoat Prisma®. By phone, on-line or face to face, our team can provide advice and guidance to feed the imagination and inspire design.
The Repertoire® Colour Consultancy can advise on colours and colour strategies using a range of standard shades, as well as discussing individual bespoke colour requirements. Tata Steel can match almost any shade from physical swatches, commonly used references such as RAL, NCS and British Standard through to more unusual standards.
Repertoire® offers much more than just a colour matching service. Our expert team can also provide a wide range of advice and guidance covering:
- The most appropriate Colorcoat® product choice for the application.
- How potential planning issues can be overcome with colour strategies.
- The sourcing of complementary components to complete a project.
- Product specifications, lead times and order quantity requirements.
Please note that the minimum order quantity is 5000m2 and only available for solid colours in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas (see Confidex® for zones). Smaller order quantities may be possible dependant on size - please contact your Tata Steel representative for further information.
To request a colour match please contact the Colorcoat Connection® helpline.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) values
The daylight reflectance (or Light Reflectance Value LRV) is effectively a percentage of visible light (380‐780 nm) reflected off the coated surface relative to the light impinging on the surface. Total daylight reflectance is the sum of both the specular (or gloss) reflection and diffuse reflection. The sum of both diffuse and specular (glossy) reflectance and is a measure of a particular colour’s ability to absorb or reflect visible light. Increasing or decreasing gloss will have little effect on LRV as its reduction in specular reflectivity is accompanied by a similar increase in diffuse reflectivity and vice versa.
Solar Reflective Index (SRI)
Solar Reflective Index (SRI) is the ability of a material to reflect solar energy from its surface. An expression which indicates the exterior steady state temperature of a roof relative to a white roof (100) and black roof (0). It is calculated according to ASTM E 1980 and is a complex expression that utilises measured values of TE and TSR and convective coefficients. Solar reflectivity or reflectance is the ability of a material to reflect solar energy from its surface back into the atmosphere, where the higher the SRI value the greater the ability of the colour to reflect the solar radiation.
Steady State Surface temperature (SSST)
Also same as “Roof Surface Temperature (°C) ASTM E1980”
The temperature of the surface, in °C, under the standard solar and ambient conditions calculated according to ASTM E 1980, Section 4.1.
Thermal Emissivity (TE)
The ability of material to release absorbed heat, expressed with a number between 0 and 1 (or 0 percent and 100 percent), also known as infrared emissivity. Uncoated metallic surfaces have a low infrared emissivity (<0.3). Most coatings have high emissivity between 0.85 and 0.9.
Total Solar Reflectivity (TSR)
The ability of a material to reflect sunlight in the ultra violet, visible and near infra-red regions. Expressed as the total amount of solar energy that is reflected from a surface relative to the total incoming solar energy and reported as either a percentage or on a scale of 0 to 1. Measured according to ASTM E903, ASTM C1549, ISO 22969. This is occasionally referred to as SR (Solar reflectance).
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