Coatings can be subject to both physical and mechanical damage during their product life. We test the mechanical and physical integrity of coatings to help manufacturers and engineers understand the properties of a specific product or scheme.
Element’s ISO 17025 certified global coatings laboratories are tailored to meet specific geographical requirements with a comprehensive and versatile range of mechanical and physical coatings test equipment.
Mechanical and physical coatings test methods
The methods for evaluating film and coating integrity can include the following test types:
- water vapor permeability testing
- impact testing
- flexibility testing
- penetration testing
- hardness testing
- adhesion testing
- volume solids testing
- abrasion testing.
Testing standards
Element tests to international standards including ISO, ASTM, NACE, and CSA.
- Taber abrasion– ASTM D4060
- Volume solids – ISO 3223
- Impact – ASTM D2794, ISO 6272
- Flexibility – ASTM B489, ASTM D522, ASTM D790, CSA Z245.20, ISO 1519, ISO 178, ISO 6860
- Indentation – ISO 21809-1 and 3
- Adhesion testing – ASTM D3359, ASTM D4541, ASTM D6677, ISO 2409, ISO 4624
- Dry Film Thickness (DFT) – ASTM D7091, ISO 19840
- Hardness testing – ASTM D2240, ASTM D3363, ISO 15184, ISO 7619
The Element advantage
We assist in the implementation of bespoke test programs to help the industry achieve regulatory compliance, optimize safety performance, and ensure high quality, reliability, and long service life.
Please contact us today for a complete list of the services available.
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Electrochemical Corrosion Testing
Find out how electrochemical corrosion testing helps prevent harmful interactions between metallic medical devices and biological processes by assessing corrosion susceptibility using cyclic potentiodynamic polarization per ASTM F2129.
Intergranular Corrosion Testing
Find out more about Element's intergranular corrosion testing service (IGC) to help prevent deterioration of materials along grain boundaries.
Galvanic Corrosion Testing
Element offers galvanic corrosion testing to ASTM G71, ASTM G82 and to clients' specific standards to help select the right material combinations for an application.
High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) Testing
Element offers an advanced HPHT testing program for polymers, metals, coatings and components used in highly aggressive environments.
Pitting & Crevice Corrosion Testing
Element’s ASTM G48 corrosion testing ensures the quality of material and resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion in ambient, elevated pressure and chloride environments.
Slow Strain Rate Testing (SSRT)
Element’s Slow Strain Rate Testing (SSRT) uses Rippled SSRT methods to ensure the safety and reliability of metals.
Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Testing
Element’s Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) testing evaluates the susceptibility of metals to cracking failure under tensile stress and corrosion.
Salt Spray Testing
Element's Engaged Experts conduct salt spray testing, or natural salt spray (NSS) to evaluate the integrity of a coating in a corrosive environment or to test the corrosion resistance of a product or material.
Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) Testing
Element tests the impact that mixed flowing gasses (MFG) and contaminants have on aerospace, automotive, consumer products (electronics) and medical devices to determine the resistance to corrosion from gasses in the atmosphere and increase product life span.