ERICHSEN paint testers

... Sag tester for flow testing and levelling assessment of coatings. Parallel strips of wet film are applied to a substrate using a special stainless-steel paint applicator frame; sag tendency is determined in a vertical ...

... mechanical property and a factor in corrosion protection: areas of poor adhesion are vulnerable to underfilm corrosion. In paint and coating inspection, series of cutting, scratching and adhesion tests are often combined ...

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Surface marks and metal-impressions can degrade the appearance and function of coated or polished substrates. The Mar Tester Model 435 provides a reproducible method to quantify the force at which a visible mar or a metal mark appears ...

... Description
The Oesterle Mar Tester Model 435 S is a manual adhesion and scratch-resistance tester designed for evaluating the adhesion of printed scales, numbers and markings and for blunt-impact scratch testing ...

... The Model 415 Drying Time Tester determines the degree of dryness of paints and coatings according to ISO 9117 using the modified Bandow-Wolff method. It consists of a light metal cylinder with an integrated compression ...

... Technical description
The first visible sign of weather-induced degradation of a paint coating is the loosening of pigment particles at the film surface, a phenomenon known as "chalking". Loose ...