Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...

A scratch tester is a mechanical device commonly used to evaluate the scratch resistance of a surface, which includes coatings, metals, ceramics and polymers. Typically, a test panel is clamped down ...

The scope of applications for Thin films and coatings have a wide range of applications from optical tribiological, and biomedical ones to microelectronics, packaging and decorative uses. A coating’s ...