This tester is used to evaluate the hardness of coated film according to the testing machine method. Scratching the paint surface with a pencil attached at a 45• angle, the operator is to determine the hardest pencil that does not tear or damage  the coated film. The tester can also be used to evaluate  the hardness  of decorative  sheet and resistance  to solvents on enameled  wire.

JIS-(C3003), C3216-4,  00202, (K5400), K5600-5-4, K5651, K6894, K6902,ASTM-02197, 03363,150-15184, IEC-60521-4


Product Description

This tester is used to evaluate the hardness of coated film according to the testing machine method. Scratching the paint surface with a pencil attached at a 45• angle, the operator is to determine the hardest pencil that does not tear or damage  the coated film. The tester can also be used to evaluate  the hardness  of decorative  sheet and resistance  to solvents on enameled  wire.


Specification

Model No.553 No.553-M
Specimen  Base 100 x 180 mm M-1: 100 x 180 mm
M-2: 150 x 180 mm
Stroke Left-Right Max. 100 mm, Front-Back Max. 50 mm
Scratching Angle 45′ (60′ for Enameled \Mre)
Scratching Speed Manual1.75 mm/1 tum  Motorized (Standard  0.5 to 1 mm/s)
Test Load Max. 1 kgf (Balance Weight)
Option Heating Plate Spec, Conduction Device, Needle (cp3 mm, L23 mm, Top Angle 60′)
Power Source AC 100 V, 1-Phase,  3A, 50/60Hz


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Yasuda 553-Pencil-hardness-tester catalog (pdf)