Adhesion Testers
Adhesion testers quantify coating bond strength by the pull-off method to ASTM D4541, bonding a dolly to the film and recording the tensile force at which it detaches. Hydraulic, automatic and manual models cover everything from routine site checks to documented laboratory qualification, with adhesion range, dolly size and data output the deciding factors. For a quick qualitative check, cross-cut (cross-hatch) cutters score a lattice into the film to ISO 2409 and ASTM D3359 so that adhesion can be graded visually.
See how the pull-off test works and what the result means in Pull-off Adhesion Test Principles, or choose an instrument for your work with the Select a Pull-off Adhesion Tester guide.





