Elcometer Inspection Equipment

Elcometer 1537 ISO Scratching Tool

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Features & Benefits A scratching tool for preparing samples for Salt Spray and Cyclical Tests. The Elcometer 1537 has a tungsten carbide blade which is set to give a 90° cutting angle with a 75° cutting edge.

Corrosion
One of the many tests described in International Standards for evaluating the corrosion performance of a material is the long established salt spray test. Developed several decades ago with the aim of simulating a corrosive marine environment, the procedure has, over the years, become a key tool for predicting the performance of a coating and is now one of the standard references used by industry today. Modern quality demands and new research have shown that the results of these tests can be optimised when the salt spray is combined with other methods, which may be of a cyclical nature or more aggressive.