Adhesion Testing

Testing adhesion or bond strength of the coating to the subtrate is imperative for successful coating procedures.

Elcometer 106 Pull off Adhesion Tester 

The Elcometer 106 adhesion tester - easy to operate and fully portable, provides a numerical value for adhesion. Applications include: paint or plasma spray on bridge decking, coatings on steel, aluminium or concrete, etc.

Comes in a carrying case - ideal for site tests
Hand operated so you don't have to worry about a power supply! 

Elcometer 109 Tensile Adhesion Tester 

The Elcometer 109 Push off Tensile Adhesion Tester provides the operator with a means of carrying out a simple pass/fail test of the adhesion of the coating against a specification limit.
Non-destructive*
Easy to use
No Calibration required
Colour coded certified tensile dollies
Robust and lightweight
Adapter available to allow use with the P.A.T. tester according to (Norwegian) NORSOK Standard M-501 


* Non-destructive if coating is within specification and the tensile dolly breaks. Only a small button remains on the surface which can be sheared off.