Hardness & Scratch Resistance
Hardness can be defined as a material’s resistance to permanent deformation. In the coatings industry, hardness measurement can be used to determine the resistance of the coating to scratching from general wear and tear and also if a coating is fully cured.
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Motorised Clemen Unit
3000
The Elcometer 3000 Motorised Clemen Unit is a robust and accurate instrument for evaluating the resistance to scratching of a coated surface. The sample can be metal, wood, glass, plastic or other hard materials.
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Manual Clemen Unit
Elcometer 3000
The Elcometer 3000 Manual Clemen Unit is a robust and simple to use instrument for evaluating the resistance to scratching of a coated surface.
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Shore Durometer
3120
The Elcometer 3120 range of Shore A and Shore D Durometers is widely used to test the hardness of soft materials.
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Pencil Hardness Tester
3080
The set of Elcometer 3080 Hardness Testing Pencils provide a simple but effective technique to evaluate the hardness of many coatings.
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Pencil Hardness Tester
501
The Elcometer 501 Pencil Hardness Tester has been designed to ensure that the cylindrical pencil lead is maintained at a constant angle of 45° and exerts a force of 7.5N (1.68lbF).
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Sclerometer Hardness Tester
3092
The Elcometer 3092 Sclerometer Hardness Tester measures the hardness of a coating by moving a Tungsten Carbide Tip over the coating with a predetermined force.
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Scratch/Shear Tester
3025
The Elcometer 3025 Scratch/Shear Tester is used to test the resistance of many materials to scratching, shearing, gouging, marring, scraping and engraving.
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Buchholz Hardness Tester
3095
Measuring a coating’s hardness using the indentation method, the Elcometer 3095 Buchholz Hardness Tester consists of a bevelled disc indenting tool that is fitted into a stainless steel block exerting a constant test load of 500g (17.6oz).
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Barcol Impressor Hardness Tester
3101
The Elcometer 3101 Barcol Impressor Hardness Tester is easy to use and ideal for measuring the hardness of soft metals, plastics, glass fibre and leather.
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ISO Scratching Tool
1537
The Elcometer 1537 ISO Scratching Tool is a simple but effective instrument that is used to scratch the surface of samples in preparation for adhesion, salt spray and corrosion tests.
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DIN Scratching Tool
1538
The Elcometer 1538 DIN Scratching Tool has interchangeable carbide cutters for the preparation of specimens to be used for corrosion testing.
