Ceramic Coating Hardness Test

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Ceramic coating hardness test.

9h is a test for the hardness level of the ceramic coating once the surface is cured. What is a ceramic coating. If you re unsure about the benefits of ceramic coating but want to test it. A pencil is selected and a line about 1 2 inch long is made.

9h refers to the level of hardness test of the ceramic coating once it cures on the surface. The coating would have to be reasonably thick over 150 microns and it should be relatively slippery surface slip is an easy way to fool the pencil hardness test as it doesn t give the pencil the opportunity to bite. Another common test of hardness for coatings is the infamous pencil hardness test or the wolff wilborn test. Ceramic pro 9h has unbeatable hardness to protect your paint work.

Its basis is the pencil scale of hardness used by most graphic designers professional artists and many others to pick a pencil lead strength. Adam s says this kit will provide 9h hardness with over 5 years of protection even in the harshest conditions. To shock you no pencil today contains lead. A ceramic coating such as opti coat pro c quartz and ceramic pro is a liquid polymer that is applied by hand to the exterior of a vehicle the coating chemically bonds with the vehicle s factory paint.

Dense ceramics are often measured for hardness by the knoop hardness test a method of microindentation optimized for brittle materials or thin coatings such as ceramic. Si02 coating will cover the bulk of your protective needs. Virtually each ceramic coating can attain 9h within the pencil hardness scale. It would be highly unlikely someone would come out to intentionally vandalise a car with a real diamond ring real ruby bracelet or tungsten carbide drill.

This ferrari 458 italia received a ceramic coating plus paint protection film. The slickness and structural integrity of a coating is the essential and predominant issue that influences the actual every day expertise with a coating. Usually the coating thickness being tested is 25 4 38 1 micron and has been allowed to dry for 7 days. Subscribe to our youtube channel for more walkaraounds and educational videos.

The knoop hardness test is most practical for the purpose of ceramic coating tests as only a small indentation is required to evaluate and measure a material s hardness.