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Scratch Testing

Taber Industries offers three instruments that can be used to evaluate physical damage to material surfaces not classified as ordinary wear – Shear / Scratch Tester; Linear Abraser; and Multi-Finger Scratch / Mar Tester. Measure properties such as the resistance to scratching, marring, shearing, gouging, scraping, and engraving on materials such as:

Anodized Finishes
Automotive Interior Trim
Book Covers
Cabinetry
Cardboard
Ceramic Finishes
Coated Fabrics
Coated Printing Paper
Composites
Copier Images
Decorative Laminates   (flooring, countertops,   etc.)
Decorated Plastics (pad   printing)
Glass
Electroplating
Film
Foils
Laminated Liquid-Packaging Board
Leather Coverings   (automotive, furniture)
Light Metallic Sheet
Linoleum
Metals (aluminum, steel,   etc.)
Metallic Foils

Metallic Thermal Spray Coatings
Multi-Ply Board
Organic Coatings (paint, enamel, varnishes, etc.)
Packaging
Paper
Paperboard
Plastics
Plastic Film
Porcelain Enamel
Powder Coatings
Printing
Resilient Floor Coverings
Rubber
Safety Glazing
Stone
Synthetic Compounds
Thin Metals
Tile (rubber, vinyl, etc.)
Transparent Plastics
Tubing
Wall Coverings
Wallboard
Wood
UV Coatings
Plus many more . . .

The Taber Shear / Scratch Tester utilizes three interchangeable tools, including the S-20 Tungsten Carbide Contour Shear Tool; Conical Diamond Tool (3 mil or 3.5 mil radius point); or Diamond Scratch Tool.
The Taber Linear Abraser requires the optional Scratch Kit which uses the same Conical Diamond Tools as the Shear / Scratch Tester. Or, the Universal Head can be used to which non-standard materials can be used to generate the damage (i.e. scouring pad, cardboard, sandpaper, etc.).
The Taber Multi-Finger Scratch / Mar Tester uses either 1.0 mm diameter steel pins for scratching or 7.0 mm diameter steel tips for marring.
To prevent wrinkling, flexible materials should be mounted to a Specimen Mounting Card.