Thin-film Adhesion Scrape Tester

The film adhesion tester measures the bonding strength between the coating and the substrate through mechanical pull-off or cross-cut methods. It is used to evaluate the adhesion performance of coatings, inks, and other film layers, ensuring that the films do not easily detach during use by testing product quality in industries such as printing and plastics.
Selection
When selecting a coating adhesion tester, consider testing standards, force range, and sample types. Determine the pull-off or cross-cut method based on the application scenario, check the instrument's accuracy and ease of use, ensure compatibility with common substrates, and refer to industry standards for validation.

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Instruments

The paint film adhesion was measured by the circular trace method, the drawing diaMeter was 0-10.5 mm, and the Working Travel was 80mm. The integrity of the paint film was evaluated according to seven grades, and the operation was simple and reliable.

$ 404.00

Rotation speed 80rpm, Working Travel 80mm, in line with international standards, to ensure accurate and reliable film adhesion assessment.

$ 373.00

The paint film adhesion was measured by the circular trace method, the drawing diaMeter was 0~ 10.5mm, and the Working Travel was 80mm. The integrity of the paint film was evaluated according to seven grades, and the operation was simple and reliable.

$ 267.00

The adhesion was measured by the circular trace method, the drawing diaMeter was 0~ 10.5mm, and the Working Travel ≥ 80mm. The integrity of the paint film was evaluated by seven grades, and the operation was simple and conformed to the GB/T1720 standard.

$ 444.00

Tack is good and non-degumming, adhesion reaches 7.6 N/cm, mass performance is stable, suitable for cross-cut adhesion testing, to ensure accurate film integrity assessment.

$ 174.00

35Mm cross-cut length and 1mm pitch design, stainless steel material to ensure dimensional accuracy, equipped with tape and brush for film adhesion testing.

$ 151.00

Equipped with three swirl/spin cutter heads, the tooth spacing is 1mm, 2mm and 3mm respectively, and it is designed according to ISO2409 standard for accurate evaluation of coating adhesion performance.

$ 183.00

Adopt the circular roller scratch method to evaluate the adhesion grade, describe the adjustable diaMeter of 0-10.5 mm, equipped with four weights to achieve 200-1000g loading, table Travel ≥ 80mm, manual operation is stable and reliable.

$ 412.00

Set cross-cut adhesion, film thickness and Buchholz Crowd Hardness three test functions in one, cross-cut knife 6 blade spacing 1mm/2mm, Crowd knife load 500 +/- 5g, using the destruction Measurement principle.

$ 348.00

Vacuum hardened stainless steel material, cutting depth can be accurately adjusted, weight only 352g easy to carry, suitable for different film thickness and substrate adhesion testing.

$ 1127.00

Steel hammer mass 800 +/- 3g, drop 0.2~ 0.3m, stable measurement of reflective film disbonding degree, suitable for standard test conditions placed 24h samples to ensure safe and reliable measurement.

$ 582.00

Using extrusion process and chrome plating surface, the wet film thickness can be as low as 1.5 μ m, and the groove design is wide to improve the Coating Weight, which solves the problem of traditional steel wire loosening and cleaning difficulties, and realizes stable ultra-thin Spreader.

$ 477.00

It adopts 11-tooth cutter design, provides four spacing options from 1mm to 3mm, and is suitable for paint film adhesion testing with a thickness of less than 250mm. The operation is simple and the results are accurate and reliable.

$ 146.00

The wet film thickness can be as low as 1.5μm to achieve ultra-thin Spreader; the bottom of the groove is wider, and the Coating Weight is larger; the extrusion process is adopted to avoid the problem of loose wire and broken wire, and it is easy to clean.

$ 477.00

Travel 0-1.25 mm, measurement error +/- 1HAM, suitable for thin rubber samples with a thickness of 1.5mm or more. Sensitivity is high, and it needs to be used with a constant load measuring rack to ensure Precision.

$ 921.00

Articles

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Circle method adhesion tester for evaluating the bonding strength of organic coatings
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Comparison of the Three Principles of Paint Film Adhesion Testers
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Correlation between coating adhesion and thickness
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