Elcometer 1540 Cross Cut Adhesion Tester

The Elcometer 1540 Adhesion Tester is a simple instrument for quickly determining the coating adhesion of a large variety of paints up to 2 mils thickness.

Made from steel, this cross hatch gauge has 11 tapered teeth with 1mm spacing. Two sets of lines are cut at right angels to obtain a pattern of 100 squares. Results are determined by the above table.