Paint Film Cross-Cut Testing Instrument

The paint film cross-cut tester uses blades to cut a grid pattern on the coating surface. After applying adhesive tape and peeling it off, the degree of coating detachment is observed. It is used to evaluate the adhesion between the coating and the substrate, commonly applied in quality control within the paint and ink industries.
Selection
When selecting, consider matching the coating thickness to the blade specifications. The hardness of the substrate affects the cutting spacing settings. Choose manual or automatic operation based on the inspection volume. Standard tape and a magnifying glass are included to ensure consistency of results.
Tooth spacing
Number of teeth
Test substrate
Measured film thickness
Number of blades
Applicable standard
Miscellaneous

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Instruments

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

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

Made of 304 stainless steel, with a cross-cut length of 23-35mm, it provides four spacings of 1-3mm and 7/11 cross-cut numbers to meet different standard testing requirements.

$ 138.00

35Mm cross-cut length with 2mm spacing design, 11 teeth to ensure test accuracy, 304 stainless steel material to ensure durability, suitable for film adhesion evaluation.

$ 151.00

35Mm cross-cut length with 11 teeth design, 1.5mm precise spacing to ensure test accuracy, 304 stainless steel material to ensure durability, equipped with tape and nylon brush to complete the complete test process.

$ 151.00

35Mm cross-cut length with 6 teeth design, 3mm precise spacing to ensure test accuracy, 304 stainless steel material to ensure durability, equipped with tape and brush complete set.

$ 151.00

Hardness High Abrasion Resistance, cutting speed 20-50mm/s, suitable for film thickness 0~ 60μm, Handheld design is convenient for laboratory and field use.

$ 135.00

Equipped with 1mm and 2mm cutter head spacing, the number of cutter teeth is 11, which can meet the needs of different paint film thickness testing, easy to operate and in line with international standards.

$ 186.00

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

The number of teeth is 6 teeth, the spacing is 2mm, and the multi-cutter surface circumference and multi-faceted design is adopted, which has a long service life and is suitable for 60 to 120μm hard substrate samples.

$ 186.00

Manual design, equipped with a 6-tooth cutting knife, with a 1mm and 2mm tooth spacing, in line with ISO2409 standards, suitable for adhesion testing in laboratories and construction sites.

$ 135.00

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

The instrument has the functions of 50-160 micron wet-film thickness measurement and 0-180 micron Spreader, integrates levelling detection and edge circle detection, supports multi-tooth pitch cross-cut testing, and is compact and easy to operate.

$ 356.00

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

11 tooth cutter design, 2mm pitch, single-sided simple cutter head, can carry out cross-cut experiment, test coating adhesion, in line with a number of international standards.

$ 186.00

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