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WhatisaCoatingThicknessGauge?
Acoatingthicknessgauge(alsoreferredtoasapaintmeter)isusedtomeasure
dryfilmthickness.Dryfilmthicknessisprobablythemostcriticalmeasurement
inthecoatingsindustrybecauseofitsimpactonthecoatingprocess,qualityand
cost. Dry film thickness measurements can be used to evaluate a coatings
expectedlife,theproductsappearanceandperformance,andensurecompliance
withahostofInternationalStandards.
HowtomeasureDryFilmThickness
Dryfilmthickness(DFT)canbemeasuredusingtwomethods:destructive
thicknessmeasurement,wherethecoatingiscuttothesubstrateusinga
cutterandnondestructivecoatingthicknessmeasurement,usingtechniques
DestructiveCoatingThickness
whichdonotdamagethecoatingorthesubstratesuchasmagnetic,magnetic
Measurement
inductionandeddycurrentthicknessmeasurementmethods.
Thenondestructivecoatingthicknessmeasurementscanbetakenoneither
magneticsteelsurfacesornonmagneticmetalsurfacessuchasstainlesssteel
oraluminium.Digitalcoatingthicknessgaugesareidealtomeasurecoating
thicknessonmetallicsubstrates.Electromagneticinductionisusedfornon
magneticcoatingsonferroussubstratessuchassteel,whilsttheeddycurrent
NondestructiveCoatingThickness principleisusedfornonconductivecoatingsonnonferrousmetalsubstrates.
Measurement
CoatingThicknessGauges
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Elcometeroffersawiderangeofcoatingthicknessgaugestomeasuredryfilmthickness.
TheElcometerrangeofdestructivecoatingthicknessgaugesincludestheElcometer121/4PaintInspection
Gauge.Thepaintinspectiongauge,commonlyknownastheP.I.G,isapopularmethodfordeterminingdry
filmthicknessesonnonmetallicsubstrates.
TheElcometerrangeofnondestructivecoatingthicknessgaugesincludesmechanicalanddigitalcoating
thicknessgauges,suitablefordryfilmtesting,completewithawiderangeofprobesandcalibrationfoilsto
suityourapplication.
MechanicalCoatingThicknessGauges
TheElcometerrangeofmechanicalcoatingthicknessgaugesprovidescost
effectivedryfilmthicknessmeasurement.MechanicalCoatingThicknessGauges
aresuitableforworkinginhighriskareassuchashightemperatureorflammable
atmospheres,underwaterorwheretheriskofexplosionishighandcouldbe
triggeredbytheuseofanelectronicinstrument.
FromthesimplestcoatingthicknessgaugeElcometer101whichwillprovideyou
withquickandimmediateresultstothemoreaccuratecoatingthicknessgauge
Elcometer211,alsocalledthe"bananagauge"whichisidealforcoldandunderwatersurfaces.
DigitalCoatingThicknessGauges
TheElcometerrangeofdigitalcoatingthicknessgaugeshasbeenspecificallydesignedtoprovidehighly
accurate,reliableandrepeatablecoatingthicknessmeasurementsonalmostanysubstrate,whetherferrous
ornonferrous.
ElcometerofferarangeofdigitalcoatingthicknessgaugesfromthenextgenerationElcometer456available
witheitherintegralorseparateprobes,theElcometer415IndustrialPaint&PowderThicknessGauge,tothe
Elcometer311AutomotivePaintMeter.
IntroducingtheElcometer456CoatingThicknessGauge
How to measure dry l...
ExperiencekeyattributesandbenefitsoftheElcometer456Coating
ThicknessGauge.ThisvideofeaturestheElcometer456integraland
separatemodelsperformingnondestructivecoatingthickness
measurementsonavarietyofapplications.
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IntroducingtheElcometer415IndustrialPaint&Powder
How to Measure Dry Fil... ThicknessGauge
Simpletouse,withnocomplicatedinstructionsthenewElcometer
415makescoatingthicknessmeasurementsonflatorcurved,
smoothorthin,ferrousornonferroussubstratesreallyeasy.The
Elcometer415isidealforproductionlinetestingorsimplequality
checksoutinthefield.
IntroducingtheElcometer311AutomotivePaintMeter
How to measure vehicle...
ExperiencekeyattributesandbenefitsoftheElcometer311
AutomotivePaintMeter.ThisvideofeaturestheElcometer311
performingnondestructivepaintthicknessmeasurementsonasteel
andaluminiumcarbodypanels.Detectinghiddenautomotiverework
isnoweasierandfasterthaneverbefore.
HowdoesaCoatingThicknessGaugework?
Dryfilmthicknesscanbemeasuredoneithermagneticsteelsurfacesornonmagneticmetalsurfacessuchas
stainlesssteeloraluminiumusingadigitalcoatingthicknessgauge.Theprincipleofelectromagneticinduction
isusedfornonmagneticcoatingsonmagneticsubstratessuchassteel.Theeddycurrentprincipleisusedfor
nonconductivecoatingsonnonferrousmetalssubstrates.
PermanentMagnetCoatingThicknessGauges
Apermanentmagnetismountedonabalancedarmandtheforcerequiredtopullthismagnetfromthe
surfaceofthecoatingisameasureofthethicknessofthecoating.Forceisappliedthroughahelicalspring
attachedtothebalancedarmatoneendandtoascalewheelattheother.Asthescalewheelisturnedthe
forceisprogressivelyincreaseduntilthemagnetliftsfromthesurface.Thescaleisdrawninthicknessunits
ratherthanforceandthethicknessofthecoatingcanbereadagainstapointeronthecaseofthe
instrument.
ElectromagneticInductionCoatingThicknessGauges
Electroniccoatingthicknessgaugesformeasuringonmagneticsubstratematerialsusetheelectromagnetic
inductionprinciple.Athreecoilprobesystemisusedwherethecentralcoilispoweredbytheinstrumentand
theothertwocoils,eithersideofthecentralcoil,detecttheresultingmagneticfield.Thesignalgeneratedby
theinstrumentissinusoidalandthereforeanalternatingmagneticfieldisestablishedroundthecentralcoil.
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Whenthereisnomagneticmaterialsinfluencingtheprobethenthemagneticfield
cutsthroughtheothertwocoilsequally.Astheprobeisbroughtclosertothe
uncoatedsubstratethefieldbecomesunbalancedwithmorefieldcuttingthe
nearestcoilandlesscuttingthefurthestcoil.Thisproducesanetvoltagebetween
thetwocoilswhichisameasureofthedistancetothesubstrate(thecoating
thickness).
EddyCurrentCoatingThicknessGauges
Inthecaseoftheeddycurrentprinciple,asinglecoilprobeisusedwitha
relativelyhighfrequencysignal,severalmegahertz,togenerateanalternatingfieldinthenonferrousmetal
underthecoating.Thefieldcauseseddycurrentstocirculateinthesubstratewhichinturnhaveassociated
magneticfields.Thesefieldsinfluencethecoatingthicknessprobeandcausechangestotheelectrical
impedanceofthecoil.Thesechangesaredependantonthecoatingthickness.
HowaccurateareCoatingThicknessGauges?
Akeydecisionontheoverallselectionofasuitablecoatingthicknessgaugeishowaccuratedothereadings
needtobe?Withintherangeofgaugetypesavailable,thereisaprogressionfrommoderatelyaccurateto
veryaccurategauges,thisismirroredbythepricesofthecoatingthicknessgauges,themoreaccurate,the
higherthecost.Inadditionthecoatingapplicationprocessandotherfactorsaffectthevariabilityofthe
coatingthicknessonaparticularsurfaceandtheskillandknowledgeofthecoatingthicknessgaugeoperator
alsoinfluencesresults.
Whatdoes"accuracy"mean?
Thebasicmeasureofacoatingthicknessgauge'sperformanceistheaccuracywithwhichthegaugetakes
readings.Thatisthedifferencebetweenthereadingandthetruecoatingthickness.
HowtotestaCoatingThicknessGaugeforaccuracy
Inordertotesttheaccuracyofaparticulargaugeitisimportanttohavetraceablecoatingthickness
standards.Withthegaugeadjustedtozeroonanuncoatedsmoothsubstrateandsettoaknownthickness
standardatorneartothemaximumthickness,intermediatethicknessstandardsaremeasuredandthe
readingscomparedtotheactualthicknessofthestandard.Theerrorsarethedifferencesbetweenthevalues
ofthereadingandthevalueofthestandard.Thesearemostconvenientlyexpressedasapercentageofthe
reading.
TheimportanceofCoatingThicknessGaugeCalibration
How to calibrate the Elc...
Calibrationistheprocesswherebymanufacturersofacoating
thicknessgaugesetsup,duringmanufacture,toensurethatthe
gaugemeetstherequiredaccuracyspecification.Theprocedure
normallyrequiresthecoatingthicknessgaugetobesettoknown
valuesofthicknessandcheckedonintermediatethicknessvalues.In
modernelectronicinstrumentsthevaluesatkeypointsacrossthe
coatingthicknessrangearestoredasreferencepointsinthememory
ofthegauge.
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WhyyouneedtoCalibrateaCoatingThicknessGaugebeforetesting
Calibrationofcoatingthicknessgaugeswillbeaffectedbythetypeofmaterial,the
shapeandthesurfacefinishofthemetalsubstratetobetested.Forexamplethe
magneticpropertiesofsteelalloysvaryandtheconductivityofdifferent
aluminiumalloysanddifferentnonferrousmetals,copper,brass,stainlesssteel
etc.alsovary.Thesevariationscanaffectthelinearityofacoatingthickness
gauge.Thismeansthatagaugesetuponmildsteelforexamplewillreada
differentvalueforthesamethicknesscoatingonhighcarbonsteel.Similar
linearityeffectsareseenonthinorcurvedsubstratesandparticularlyonprofiled
substratessuchasblastcleanedsteelusedforstructuralsteelworks.
Toovercometheseeffectsmostcoatingthicknessgaugeshavefeaturesthatallowyoutosetthegaugeto
theworkbeingcarriedout,thusmaximisingtheaccuracyofthereadings.
AdjustingaCoatingThicknessGauge
Adjustmentisthetechniquewherebyyoucansetupthecoatingthicknessgaugefortheconditionsprevailing
fortheworkinhand.Inadditiontomaterialdifferences,shapeandsurfacefinishtheadjustmentmaybe
carriedoutatanelevatedtemperatureorinthepresenceofastraymagneticfield.Byadjustingthecoating
thicknessgaugetotheseprevailingconditionstheresultingerrorsaregreatlyreducedandeveneliminated.
Theeffectofsurfaceroughness,particularlythatproducedbydeliberatelyprofiling
thesubstratebyblastcleaningwitheithergritorshotorbymechanicalcleaning,
isquitesignificant,tofindoutmoreclickhere.
UsingCoatingThicknessStandardtoCalibrateaCoatingThickness
Gauge
Therearetwobasictypesofcoatingthicknessstandard,foilsandprecoated
metal.Formoreinformationoncoatingthicknessstandardsforcoatingthickness
gaugesclickhere.
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