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Micro Scratch Tester (MST)

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The Micro Scratch Tester is widely used to characterize adhesion failure of thin films and coatings, with a typical thickness below 5 µm. The MST is also used in the analysis of organic and inorganic; soft and hard coatings. Applications include thin and multilayer PVD, CVD, PECVD, photoresist, paints, lacquers, and many other types of films.  Industries and research areas served include optical coatings, micro-electronics, protective, decorative surface coatings.  Substrates may be hard or soft, including metal alloys, semiconductors, glass, refractive and organic materials.

Features

  • Diamond stylus
  • Automated optical microscopic inspection
  • Feedback controlled force actuator
  • Scratch depth measurement
  • Surface profiling

Options

  • y-direction swinging mode option
  • High resolution Video, Conscan and AFM viewing
  • Wide range of indenter tips
  • Indentation testing option
  • Temperature staging

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Application Bulletin n°33

Applications of the ConScan Surface Profilometer
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°28

Characterization of thermal spray coatings by instrumented indentation and scratch testing: Part l
Application Bulletin n°15

- Characterization of Polymers
- Quality Control of Minidisk polymer topcoat with Nano Scratch Tester and Tribometer
- Nano Scratch method developed as reference test for polymeric automobile topcoats
- Failure properties of nail varnish investigated with the Micro Scratch Teste

Application Bulletin n°13

- Influence of tip size on the critical load during scratch testing with the Micro Scratch Tester
- Failure of TiN-coated polymer measured with the Pin-on-Disk Tribometer
- Nano-Scratch Tester (NST) for measurement of dielectric thin films

Application Bulletin n°09

- MST Swinging Module for variable frequency scratch testing
- Combined NHT/SFM for investigation the mechanical properties of Cr2O3 thin films
- New Industrial Calotest allows greater fl exibility for measuring over/undersized samples
Application Bulletin n°08

- New Industrial Calotest for improved coating thickness determination
- Micro Hardness Tester (MHT) for fracture toughness determination of brittle materials
- New Tribometer option for reciprocating wear testing of plasticised tickets
- Low-load Micro Scratch Tester (MST) for characterization of thin polymer films
Application Bulletin n°06

- Micro Scratch Tester (MST) for assessing the scratch resistance of SiO2 passivation layers
- High-Vacuum Tribometer for MoS2 alloy characterization
- Combined NHT/SFM for characterization of Silicon materials
Application Bulletin n°02

- Vickers indentation using CSM's Micro Scratch Tester (MST)
- Abrasion testing of hard coatings with the Calowear Tester
- Quality control of IC bonding pads with the Nano Hardness Tester (NHT)
- Hard coating characterization with the Revetest (RVT) scratch tester
Application Bulletin n°01

- New Nano-Hardness Tester (NHT) for characterization of MoS2 thin films
- Automobile bumper paint adhesion analyzed using Micro Scratch Tester (MST)
- Using CSM's Revetest (RVT) scratch-tester for Rockwell indentation
- Hard coating characterization with the Revetest (RVT) scratch tester
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