Scratch Tester

Listing ID #4171660

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Low Load HeadUp to 2 N
Scratch Speed10 mm/sec
X Axis Travel50 mm
High Load HeadUp to 20 N
Y Axis Travel5 mm
Supply Type Manufacturer, Exporter, Supplier
Preferred Buyer Location All over the world

Product Details

There is a growing trend towards the use of modified surfaces for improved performance and life of components. Modifications are invariably in the form of coatings on base material. They are deposited by electroplating, vapor phase deposition, diffusion, thermal spray or welding. Coatings need to be characterized for parameters like scratch resistance, critical load, adhesion and nature of damage under high stress. The Scratch Tester by Ducom facilitates these measurements over a wide range of parameters.

Applications

Critical load of hard and brittle coatings like titanium nitride, ceramics
Determination of working load limit of soft coatings like PTFE and other polymers.
Identification of process parameters of heat treatment for best scratch resistance
Estimation of bond strength at substrate – coating interface
Product development and quality control of surface engineered products

Features

Compact design.
Open platform for ease of use and access when setting up samples.
Computer controlled operation with software license included.
User friendly software interface with CompariView module for comparative viewing of test results.
Variety of options and accessories to extend testing capabilities.

Options

Low Load Head – up to 2 N
High Load Head – up to 20 N
Depth Sensing Module
Acoustic Emission Sensing Module
High Temperature Stage – ambient to 150 Deg C
Advanced Motion Control Module
Integrated Image Acquisition System
Integrated 3D Non Contact Profilometer

Company Details

Founded in 1978, Ducom Instruments has led the way in designing and manufacturing advanced materials testing instruments with a specialization in tribology. Applying cutting-edge technology and strong design principles to its products, Ducom focusses on providing customers with an excellent ownership experience starting with ease of use and maintenance.
Our locations in the United States, The Netherlands and in India each have an in-house Research & Development initiative coupled with development partnerships with world renowned institutions. As a result, Ducom holds several proprietary technologies, copyrights and patents with additional filings every year. Many of these technologies are applied to our instruments, and work in the background so users can enjoy better results and user experiences.
Our instruments use components that are manufactured in an AS9100:2009 certified “aerospace grade” manufacturing facility for excellent quality.
We also designed and put into place an active and distributed customer support architecture, which allows our support team to address support requests in multiple modes which including remote support via video conferencing for quick and low cost support to personal visits by our engineers for full on-site support.
Our instruments are operational all over the world. Research labs working on cutting edge technology development which requires advanced and highly configurable test systems to standardized quality control requirements which rely on highly repeatable systems to accurately monitor product quality test instruments by Ducom.