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from the largest man-made structures to
the smallest household appliances most
products will feature a protective or
cosmetic coating if the coating applied
does not correctly adhere to the product
then this may result in premature
failure which can be extremely costly to
the manufacturer or asset owner adhesion
tests provide peace of mind against
premature failures by quantifying the
strength of the bond between a substrate
and its coating and as an indication
that the various processes required
within the coating application have been
carried out correctly for this reason
adhesion tests are regularly used as
part of inspection and maintenance
procedures whilst there are a variety of
methods and equipment used to test the
adhesion of a coating one of the
simplest techniques is cross-hatch
testing
the alcometer 107 cross-hatch cutter is
an Ideal tool to carry out this
procedure as it provides instant
assessments and can be used on a wide
range of products thanks to its rugged
construction and it is particularly
effective when assessing Coatings which
need to withstand environmental factors
mechanical stress or
corrosion so how does it
work a key point to know note is that
the elcometer 107 can be used in
accordance with both ISO JIS and ASM
standards for the purposes of this video
we will be demonstrating the procedure
which conforms to ASM requirements if
you work towards ISO or JIS don't worry
variances are minimal and full
information on them can be seen in the
products instruction manual to begin you
need to ensure that you are using the
appropriate cut of blade your choice of
Blade will be informed by the substrate
type as well as the test method being
used as in this example we are working
towards ASM standards and using a
substrate with a coating thickness of
100 microns or 4 Ms we will be using a
6x2 MM
cutter once you have selected the blade
which meets your test requirements and
fitted it using the hexagonal wrench
supplied you should then Place The
Cutting Edge on the
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sample using a firm grip and a steady
movement pull the adhesion tester
towards you to make a series of parallel
cuts which stretch approximately 20 mm
in
length next reposition The Cutting Edge
on the sample at a 90° angle to the
first cut and again pull towards you
making another series of cuts so that a
lattice pattern is created on the
coating
remove any debris which remains on the
pattern by brushing the sample lightly
and once clear inspect the substrate to
ensure that cuts have penetrated through
the coating if you are satisfied that
they have done so you should Center a
piece of tape approximately 75 mm in
length over the
cuts to ensure that the tape remains in
place rub along the surface
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firmly within 1 to 2 minutes of the tape
being applied it should be peeled off in
a single smooth action at an angle of
180° to the
surface at this point you will be ready
to assess the coating's adhesion by
viewing the Lattis of cuts for this
you'll need your magnifier handy as well
as a copy of the latest visual standards
provided by your conforming
body both ISO and JIS and ASM bodies
evaluate adhesion quality based upon the
amount of coating removed from the
surface and the overall damage to the
cross-hatch pattern they agree that well
adhered Coatings will largely remain
intact whereas poorly adhered Coatings
will show significant
flaking as you can see from the results
the appearance of our substrate
indicates strong coating adherence as
the edges of the cuts are completely
smooth and none of the lattice is
detached we can therefore record this as
a 5B result in accordance with as TM
classifications and rest assured that
the coating meets quality standards for
more information about adhesion testing
the alcometer 107 cross-hatch cutter or
any other elcometer products please
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