Paint Anti-Cracking Tester

The paint anti-cracking tester simulates the drying and shrinkage process of the coating on the substrate and uses a mechanical device to apply stress to induce cracks in the coating. This instrument is used to test the flexibility and crack resistance of paint films and is suitable for quality control of products such as architectural coatings and industrial coatings.
Selection
When selecting, focus on the matching degree of testing standards, confirm that the instrument's range covers the sample thickness range, check the durability of the cutter head material, consider environmental temperature and humidity control functions, evaluate the convenience of data recording methods, and compare the testing accuracy and repeatability of different models.

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Instruments

The axial flow fan is used to supply air and support stepless speed regulation of 0~ 3m/s, and the anemoMeter has a range of 0~ 10m/s, which is suitable for the determination of the initial drying anti-cracking performance of laminated architectural coatings.

$ 490.00

The motor is used to drive the top edge to rise, the edge length is 150mm, and the rising rate is 3mm/min, which can accurately test the dynamic anti-cracking performance of the material against the crazing expansion of the substrate, and the operation is light and stable.

$ 622.00

Measurement accuracy 0.02mm, can control the slow expansion of crazing, test putty layer anti-substrate crazing ability.

$ 599.00

Maximum moving distance 10mm adjustable, accuracy of 0.01mm, running speed 0.01~ 20mm/min, can monitor the real-time stress of coatings, simulation of concrete cracking movement.

$ 5560.00

The motor-driven edge rises at a rate of 3mm/min to generate and control crazing expansion, which can detect the crazing ability of putty against substrates, with a maximum lift of 20mm, suitable for standard frame 200 × 150mm test plates.

$ 662.00

Equipped with 8 kinds of diaMeter shaft Rods from 2 to 12mm, the 180 degree bending test can be completed in 1-3 seconds, and the anti-cracking performance of the paint film can be evaluated with the smallest shaft Rod diaMeter, which is easy to operate.

$ 231.00

The cone shaft is used to test the anti-cracking performance of coatings with different curvatures. The size of the cone shaft is Φ 3.1~ 38mm, the volume is small and the weight is light, which is convenient for laboratory and field use.

$ 670.00

The cone shaft length is 203mm and the large end diaMeter is 38mm, which can test the cone bending resistance of a single layer or the entire coating system separately. Operating temperature is 23 +/- 2 ℃ and relative humidity is 50 +/- 5%.

$ 286.00

The tapered shaft size range is 3.2~ 38mm, and the shaft length is 203mm, which can test the cracking and disbonding performance of the paint film under bending conditions, in line with international standards.

$ 238.00

Equipped with a total of 12 shaft Rods of 2-32mm, it can test the 1.0mm thickness sample, and test the anti-cracking performance of the coating through 180 ° bending, which is easy to operate and accurate.

$ 344.00

The punch is pushed to the test plate at a constant speed of 0.2 +/-0.1mm/s, and the thickness range of the test plate is 0.30-1. 25mm, which can detect the degree of coating cracking and is suitable for testing of various materials.

$ 1029.00

Punch diaMeter 20mm, indentation accuracy +/- 0.05mm, maximum depth 10mm, can measure the minimum depth of cracking or from the substrate of the coating, support single and double top coating test, equipped with digital display resolution 0.01mm.

$ 815.00

Using large torque stepper motor to achieve automatic reset to zero, indentation accuracy of 0.01mm, support 0.1-0 mm/s adjustable speed, through the indentation depth to determine the minimum depth of coating cracking or disengagement.

$ 3914.00

Equipped with 13 kinds of diaMeter shaft Rods, covering the range of 2-32mm, can detect 1.0mm thickness samples, evaluate the film anti-cracking performance through different bending radii, easy and accurate operation.

$ 254.00

The indentation speed is adjustable 0.01-0 mm/s, the maximum indentation force is 5000N, equipped with emergency button and color touch screen, safe and convenient operation, suitable for a variety of material testing.

$ 2090.00

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