Nano Scratch Tester (NST)
The Nano-Scratch Tester is specially suited to characterize practical adhesion failure of thin films and coatings, with a typical thickness below 800 nm. The Nano Scratch Tester can be used in the analysis of organic and inorganic; soft and hard coatings. Examples are thin and multilayer PVD, CVD, PECVD, photoresist, paints lacquers, and many other types of films, covering optical, micro-electronic, protective, decorative and other applications. Substrates can be hard or soft, including metal alloys, semiconductors, glass, refractive and organic materials.
//// Features
> Diamond stylus scratch method
> Automated optical microscopic inspection
> Feedback controlled force actuator
> Scratch depth measurement
> Compatible to ASTM D7187
//// Options> Wide range of indenter scratching stylus. |
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Related documents
| Scratch Catalog | |
| Application Bulletin n°37 |
Physical characterization of coated surfaces - Part I : Instrumented Indentation |
| Application Bulletin n°34 |
Characterization of the scratch resistance of ceramic tiles |
| Application Bulletin n°32 |
Characterization of thermal spray coatings by instrumented indentation and scratch testing Part II: Indentation of plasma sprayed coatings |
| Application Bulletin n°30 |
Nanoindentation and Nanoscratch of Oxide Coatings on Thin Film Polymer Substrates Measurement of Acoustic Emission during Microindentation |
| Application Bulletin n°28 |
Characterization of thermal spray coatings by instrumented indentation and scratch testing: Part l |
| Application Bulletin n°27 |
Mechanical properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films with an influence of the nucleation density on the structure |
| Application Bulletin n°15 |
- Characterization of Polymers |
| Application Bulletin n°13 |
- Influence of tip size on the critical load during scratch testing with the Micro Scratch Tester |
| Application Bulletin n°12 |
- Micro-Electronic Applications |
| Application Bulletin n°11 |
- Nanoindentation with spherical indenters for characterization of stress-strain properties |
| Application Bulletin n°07 |
- Forthcoming Nano Scratch Tester (NST) for characterization of ultra-thin films |
| Application Bulletin n°04 |
- Modified Pin-on-Disc Tribometer for controlled lubricant studies |



