
Made from steel, this cross hatch gauge has 11 tapered teeth with 1mm spacing. Two sets of lines are cut at right angles to obtain a pattern of 100 squares.
Classification of Cross Hatch Test Results
Surface |
Typical description of result |
ISO | ASTM |
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The edges of the cuts are completely smooth, none of the squares of the lattice is detached. |
0 | 5B |
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Detachment of small flakes of the coating at the intersections of the cuts. A cross cut area not significantly greater than 5%, is affected. |
1 | 4B |
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The coating has flaked along the edges and/or at the intersections of the cuts. A cross cut area significantly greater than 5%, but not significantly greater than 15%, is affected. |
2 | 3B |
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The coating has flaked along the edges of the cuts partly or wholly in large ribbons, and/or it has flaked partly or wholly on different parts of the squares. A cross cut area significantly greater than 15%, but not significantly greater than 35%, is affected. |
3 | 2B |
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The coating has flaked along the edges of the cuts in large ribbons and/or some squares have detached partly or wholly. A cross cut area significantly greater than 35%, but not significantly greater than 65%, is affected. |
4 | 1B |
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Any degree of flaking that cannot be classified even by classification 4 (1B). |
5 | 0B |
Images and descriptions based on information published in ISO2409 and ASTM D 3559-B
Part Number | Description | Certificate |
K0001540M001 | Elcometer 1540 Cross Cut Adhesion Tester (11 x 1mm) | ο |
ο Optional Calibration Certificate available