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Solar • Thin Film • Glass • Wafer • Coatings Semiconductor Technology • Passivation Layers • Metalllizations • Bond Pads • Thin Film • Wafer Pharmacological/Medical General Engineering Optical Components MEMS Mass Storage Automotive Decorative Coatings And many others |
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Micro / Macro Scratch Testing • ASTM B578:The determination of the microhardness of metallic coatings upon various substrates (electroplated coatings). • ASTM D7027: Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Scratch Resistance of Polymeric Coatings and Plastics Using an Instrumented Scratch Machine • ASTM C1624: Standard Test Method for Adhesion Strength and Mechanical Failure Modes of Ceramic Coatings by Quantitative Single Point Scratch Testing • ASTM G171: Standard Test Method for Scratch Hardness of Materials Using a Diamond Stylus • ASTM F2496: Standard Practice for Determining the Scratch Hardness and Scrape Adhesion of Prints and Coatings • ISO 20502: Fine ceramics, advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics determination of adhesion of ceramic coatings by scratch testing • ISO 1518: Specifies a test method for determining under defined conditions the resistance of a single coating or a multi-coat system of paint, varnish or related product to penetration by scratching with a hemispherically tipped needle. • ISO 19252: method for determining the scratch properties of plastics under defined conditions. Micro / Macro Indentation • ASTM E384: Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials • ASTM E2546: Standard Practice for Instrumented Indentation Testing • ISO 14577: Instrumented indentation test for hardness and materials parameters for metallic and non-metallic coatings • ISO 2039: Determination of hardness with ball indentation method • ISO 4516: Vickers and Knoop microhardness tests on metallic and other inorganic coatings • ISO 28079: Hardmetals palmqvist toughness test with indentation method |