Adhesion Testing
For coatings to perform satisfactorily, they must adhere to the substrates on which they are applied. A variety of recognized methods can be used to determine how well a coating is bonded to the substrate. Commonly used measuring techniques are performed with a knife or with a pull-off adhesion tester. After any test it is important to record if the bond failure was adhesive (failure at the coating / substrate interface) or cohesive (failure within the coating film or the substrate).
Perhaps the best known adhesion gage on the market today. The Elcometer 106 adhesion tester is easy to operate and fully portable, providing a numerical value for adhesion. Supplied in a rugged carry case for moving around the jobsite, the unit is hand operated so you don't have to worry about a power supply!
Positector Automatic Adhesion Tester
Product Code: ATA
See a You Tube demo by following the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N92ryobkPvA
How to prepare a sureface for adheion testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3so3ktUA8E
- Pull Rate Indicator allows operator to easily monitor and adjust the rate of pull in accordance with international test methods
- Easily select dolly sizes, change measurement units or store readings, with the touch of a button
- Conversion charts not required – tester automatically calculates pressure based on dolly size
- Inexpensive, single-use dollies eliminate cleaning for re-use and can be kept as a permanent record
- Each kit comes with everything needed for testing
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