Paint Hardness Test Pen

The paint hardness testing pen uses a spring-loaded steel needle to scratch the surface of the coating. The hardness of the coating is determined based on the scratch length or scratch resistance rating. It is used for on-site rapid testing of the mechanical strength of paint films, ensuring quality control in industries such as automotive and furniture coatings.
Selection
Select the corresponding scale range based on the coating type, determine the tip material considering the requirements for testing accuracy, check whether the spring pressure meets the standards, verify that the measurement range covers the hardness interval of the samples to be tested, and confirm the ease of operation and calibration cycle.

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Instruments

Hand type easy to operate, load 1000g, standard 6B-6H pencil, suitable for film hardness testing, test temperature 23 +/- 2 ℃ and Humidity 50 +/- 5% environment.

$ 341.00

Manual measurement of paint film Hardness, load 500g, test angle 45 °, can be inspected in any direction, three points contact with the measured surface.

$ 146.00

Konig and Persoz swing bars are used, Konig swing period is 1.4s, Persoz swing period is 1s, and the number of swing angles is automatically recorded, which is suitable for accurate determination of paint film Hardness.

$ 662.00

Manual measurement of paint film Hardness, load 1000g, test angle 45 °, three-point contact with the tested surface design, suitable for inspection in any direction.

$ 146.00

Three-point contact design ensures 45 ° stability testing angle, equipped with 6B-6H pencil and 500g to 1000g adjustable load, manual push to achieve accurate film Hardness identification.

$ 162.00

With a diaMeter of 0.75mm and a radius of 0.375mm, the test head meets Bosch and Volvo standards and provides accurate scratch hardness testing.

$ 309.00

The 0.5mm/R = 0.25 test head meets Opel, Volvo and van Laar industry standards to ensure accurate scratch hardness measurement.

$ 327.00

Hand crank type is easy to operate, load 1000g +/- 1g, scratch speed about 1mm/s, test angle 45 °, standard 6B-6H pencil, in line with a number of international standards, through the pencil Hardness grade to accurately evaluate the scratch performance of the paint film.

$ 325.00

The nib is 1mm in diaMeter, equipped with three springs covering the 0-30N pressure range, and the tungsten carbide tip can leave visual marks to evaluate surface Hardness, ergonomically designed non-slip grip.

$ 1241.00

Using Konig swing Rod, mass 200g, swing period 1.4 +/- 0.02s, can swing 250 +/- 10s on flat Glass, suitable for coating damping test, accurate measurement Hardness change.

$ 503.00

Equipped with 200 +/- 0.2g and 500 +/- 0.1g two swing bars, can measure the film damping time, reflect the surface Hardness through swing attenuation, support different standard test requirements.

$ 590.00

Equipped with Φ 1mm, Φ 0.75mm, Φ 0.50mm three probes and 0-30N spring pressure, using wheel handle design, can be quickly measured in plane and curved surface, no maintenance and anti-corrosion.

$ 2054.00

The three-point contact structure is used to ensure stable sliding, the test angle is fixed at 45 °, and the 500/750/1000g adjustable load is equipped. The coating Hardness is accurately judged by the scratch depth of different Hardness pencils.

$ 136.00

Suitable for plane or curved surface measurement, not limited by area, easy to operate. Equipped with 0.75mm test head, pressure range can be selected from 0~ 40N, stable performance and easy to carry.

$ 304.00

It can be equipped with 200 +/- 0.2g and 500g swing Rods, providing 1.4 +/- 0.02s and 1 +/- 0.001s swing cycles respectively, and accurately determines the film Hardness through damping time to adapt to different coating resilience and viscosity characteristics.

$ 538.00

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