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Hard ceramic coatings (1-5um thick) - CSM Instruments

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System description<br />

Mar resistance characterises the ability of a coating to resist damage<br />

caused by light abrasion<br />

The difference between mar and scratch resistance is that mar is related<br />

only to the very fine surface scratches which spoil the appearance of the<br />

coating<br />

Mar resistance depends on a complex interplay between viscoelastic or<br />

thermal recovery, yield or plastic flow, and fracture.<br />

The mechanical properties of polymeric clearcoats are rate and temperature<br />

dependent and viscoelastic recovery can cause scratches to change with<br />

time<br />

Metallic Substrate<br />

Clearcoat ( ~ 45 - 50 µm)<br />

Pigmented Basecoat ( ~ 12 µm)<br />

Primer ( ~ 50 µm)

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