Hard Coating

Rtec Instruments provides several ASTM, DIN, ISO standard and customized tests for cutting tools, decorative, functional coating, and much more. Our hard coatings industry solutions for research and quality control empower companies to propel product quality assurance.

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Hard Coating Solutions We Offer

Rtec Instruments provides highly accurate analytical systems that supply the insight needed to produce superior hard coatings.

Scratch Adhesion, Resistance

Study scratch adhesion, scratch hardness, and scratch resistance at nano, micro and macro scale. In-line integrated 3D profilometer creates 3D stitched images to comprehensively and conclusively characterize the coating failures. Advanced capacitive sensors measures penetration depth with resolution needed to differentiate coatings that have similar properties.

Indentation and Scratch Tester, SMT-5000

Multi Function Tribometer, MFT-5000

cutting tool on block on ring drive to simulate cutting process

Cutting Tool Simulation

The state-of-the-art Rtec tapping, cutting, drilling test setups provides the study of metalworking fluids, inserts, taps, and coatings. Automatic XYZ stage allows tapping, drilling, or cutting automatically at several positions.

Tapping, Drilling simulation on MFT-5000

Cutting Simulation on MFT-5000

Friction, Wear

Perform tribology, friction, and wear tests under a wide test load range from mN to 12,000 N. Environmental conditions of -120 °C to 1200 °C, vacuum, or high pressure are possible. Rotary, linear reciprocating, fretting, and block on ring modes are available. The choice depends on the application.

Multi Function Tribometer, MFT-5000

nano tribology of thin films using tribometer

Fretting

Fretting studies for hard coating industry are of critical importance. Rtec Instruments provides unequaled specifications for fretting evaluation. Controlled stroke from 5 microns and frequency up to 500 Hz frequency, in-line friction monitoring, and a wide temperature range makes it an ideal fretting wear tester.

Fretting FFT Series

Multi Function Tribometer, MFT-5000

High Temperature

Perform up to 1200 °C high temperature tests for various applications. Characterize hot hardness, friction, fretting, wear, erosion, and much more under controlled atmospheric conditions.

Hot Hardness Tester

High Temperature Tribometer

Multi Function Tribometer, MFT-5000

Air Jet Erosion Tester, AJ-1000

Corrosion

The corrosion resistance of hard coatings affects its functionality and durability. Study effect of corrosion of coatings and components durability, adhesion, hardness, fretting, wear resistance, and friction.

Offered solutions involve mechanical and electrochemical interactions between components in motion. Each tester measures in-line current, voltage, friction, wear, temperature, down force, ear, and acoustic emissions at all times.

Multi Function Tribometer, MFT-5000

Indentation and Scratch Adhesion Tester, SMT-5000

3D Optical Profilometers, UP Series

Air Jet Erosion Tester, AJ-1000

Hard Coatings 3D Imaging

Combine 4 imaging modes in one head. It requires only one mouse click to alternate between the different imaging modes. Image any surface with ease – transparent, flat, dark, flat, curved, and more.

3D Optical Profilometers, UP Series