Elcometer Inspection Equipment

Elcometer 1538 DIN Scratching Tool

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Features & Benefits The Elcometer 1538 has interchangeable carbide cutters for the preparation of specimens to be used for Salt Spray, and CASS corrosion tests. Supplied complete with 1mm or 0.5 mm cutter. A Renault-version of the tool, with optional blade adjustment device, is also available.

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.