Products
5. Surface analysis
• Indentation / Hardness Testers
• Scratch Testers
• Tribometers
• Coating Thickness
• 3d Imaging
• Table-Tops
INDENTATION/HARDNESS TESTER
Micro Indenter (MHT)
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The CSM Micro-Hardness Tester provides over three decades of normal force range and thus is ideally suited to the mechanical characterization of hard coatings, thick soft coatings and bulk materials. It provides accurate and reproducible values for the hardness and elastic modulus of a variety of materials and coatings of greatly varying thickness and hardness values.
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Nanoindentation Tester (NHT)
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The Nano-Indentation Tester has been designed to provide surface mechanical characterization data by indenting to depths at the nanometer-micron scales. This nanoindenter can be used to characterize organic, inorganic, soft or hard materials and coatings. Examples are thin and multilayer PVD, CVD, PECVD, photoresists, paints, lacquers, and many other types of films and coatings. Bulk material surface mechanical characterization can also be performed on hard or soft materials, including metals, semiconductors, glasses, ceramics, composites, biomimetic and in vitro biomaterials.
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Ultra Nanoindentation (UNHT)
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CSM Instruments has introduced a new nano range high resolution nanoindenter with ultra low thermal drift. When used per ISO 14577 test methods the Ultra Nano Hardness Tester will provide the most accurate data of any instruments on the market. The nano indentation technique is known as Depth-Sensing Indentation (DSI), as the penetration depth is continuously monitored as a function of load during the indentation test. This technique has been largely used to evaluate mechanical properties of materials at the nanoscale level, especially hardness and elastic modulus. Given the range of depths (nm) and forces (µN) involved, the highest accuracy of the measured penetration depth and applied force over time is therefore essential for this method. Accuracy and precision of the data are assured by having the lowest thermal drift currently available of any instrumented nanoindenter.
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SCRATCH TESTERS
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.
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Nano Scratch Tester (NST)
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The Nano-Scratch Tester is specially suited to characterize practical adhesion failure of thin films and coatings, with a typical thickness below 800 nm. The Nano Scratch Tester can be used in the analysis of organic and inorganic; soft and hard coatings. Examples are thin and multilayer PVD, CVD, PECVD, photoresist, paints lacquers, and many other types of films, covering optical, micro-electronic, protective, decorative and other applications. Substrates can be hard or soft, including metal alloys, semiconductors, glass, refractive and organic materials.
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Revetest (RST)
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The REVETEST® Scratch Testing instrument is globally regarded as the paradigm system for characterizing hard-coated materials, with a typical coating thickness of several microns. Coatings may be organic or inorganic, covering Tribological, magnetic and decorative applications, i.e. PVD, CVD, PECVD, metallization and passivation layers, friction and wear protective coatings. Substrates include metals, alloys, semiconductors, glass, minerals, refractive and organic materials.
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TRIBOMETERS
Standard Tribometer (TRB)
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The control of friction and wear in moving machine parts is a critical issue facing all manufacturers. It can be crucial to have quantitative data obtained at varying humidity and temperature and in the presence of lubricants. CSM Tribometers have proven their reliability in over hundreds of laboratories worldwide, for studying
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The Nano Tribometer (NTR)
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In Nanotribometry, a flat, a pin or a sphere is loaded onto the test sample with a precisely known force.The friction coefficient is determined during the test by measuring the deflection force on the arm. Wear coefficients for the pin and disk materials are calculated from the volume of material lost during the test. This simple method facilitates the study of friction and wear behaviors of almost every solid material combination with or without lubricant. Furthermore, control of the test parameters such as speed, frequency, contact pressure, time and the environmental parameters (temperature, humidity and lubricant) allows us to closely reproduce the real world conditions of a practical wear situation. The CSM Nano Tribometer is a unique instrument because of its low load range down to 50µN. It can perform both the linear reciprocating and rotating mode. One important feature of all the CSM Tribometers is that the experiment stops automatically when the coefficient of friction reaches a threshold value or when a specified number of turns are reached. Also, the Tribometer is supplied with an enclosure so that a controlled atmosphere of varying humidity or composition can be used. Specialized versions of the Tribometer have been developed for high and low temperature operations, reciprocating motion and high vacuum testing. The Nano Tribometer is equipped with a depth measuring sensor for real-time display of depth information which is important in studying the time dependent wear properties. Furthermore, an electrical conductivity option can enable testing of electrical insulation of coatings. |
High Temperature Tribometer (up to 1000°C)
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The analysis of friction and wear properties of materials at elevated temperatures has become increasingly important, especially for the development and quality control of combustion engine and power plant constituent parts. To meet the resulting need for quantitative data at elevated thermal conditions CSM Instruments has extended its range of pin-on-disk Tribometers with a powerful high-temperature version which can accurately simulate in-service conditions.
Powerful software package for PC-controlled data acquisition and instrument control, featuring real-time graphical data display, calculation of Hertzian pressures, friction and wear coefficients, sliding lifetime, etc |
High Vacuum Tribometer (down to 10-7 mbar)
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The High Vacuum Tribometer has been designed to provide controlled vacuum conditions (down to 10e -7 mbar) or gaseous environments. The highly efficient vacuum control system allows the user to reach the desired atmospheric condition very fast but in a controlled way. studying
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Calotest
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The CALOTEST® is widely used for analyzing coatings with thicknesses of between 0.1 and 50 µm. The simple ball-cratering method is a fast and accurate means of checking the thickness of any coating, whether a single or multilayered stack. Typical examples include CVD, PVD, plasma spray coatings, anodic oxidation layers, surfaces treated by ion sputtering or ion plating, chemical and galvanic deposits, polymers, paints, and lacquers.
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Industrial Calotest
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The CALOTEST® is widely used for analyzing coatings with thicknesses of between 0.1 and 50 µm. The simple ball-cratering method is a fast and accurate means of checking the thickness of any coating, whether a single or multilayered stack. Typical examples include CVD, PVD, plasma spray coatings, anodic oxidation layers, surfaces treated by ion sputtering or ion plating, chemical and galvanic deposits, polymers, paints, and lacquers. Features
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Calowear
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The Calotest provides quick, simple and inexpensive determination of coating thickness. A sphere of a known diameter is rotated against the coating surface and the addition of an abrasive slurry causes a spherically-shaped depression to be abraded through the coating and into the substrate. Subsequent inspection of the depression with optical microscopy reveals the projected surfaces of the abraded coating and substrate sections. By measuring the parameters X and Y, the thickness of the coating D can be calculated by a simple geometrical equation.
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Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
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Atomic Force Microscope, or Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, SPM), is an extremely accurate and versatile technique for measuring surface topography at the nanoscale. A very fine sensor tip mounted to the end of a small deflecting cantilever is brought into contact with the sample surface to be investigated. The sensor tip is moved across the surface in numerous line scans, which produces a three-dimensional image of the surface with ultra high resolution. This technique is especially useful for imaging residual scratches, indentations or other nanoscale surface features as well as accurately measuring their dimensions.
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CONSCAN objective (CON)
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The Conscan Objective provides the perfect combination of high resolution 3D chromatic confocal technology with the advantages of traditional microscopy. It opens up new possibilities in quantitative surface characterization in the micron - millimeter scale.
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Table-Tops
Revetest Xpress (1N - 200N)
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The REVETEST Xpress is the cost effective solution for Industrial and Quality Control (QC) applications.
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Table Top Nanoindentation Tester (TTX)
The CSM Table Top Instrument places the performance of the standard Nanoindentation Tester (NHT) into a small and simple-to-use instrument which is ideally suited to routine nanoindentation testing where a full platform configuration may not be appropriate or necessary.
The Table Top instrument has the advantage of being extremely compact and specifically designed for mechanical hardness testing. It can be configured with different motorized or manual sample stages in order to match your characterization needs to your budget. The TTX therefore provides an extremely cost-effective solution, whilst maintaining the technical performance of the full featured CSM nanoindentation instrument.
The nanoindentation head provides the same high performance as the standard Nanoindentation Tester (NHT). is also upgradeable with optional technical features like Sinus mode (Dynamic Mechanical Analysis: storage and loss modulii) and can be configured with a range of displacement stage options and integrated video microscope.
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The TTX comprises an extremely cost effective yet multimode nanoindentation system providing many testing configurations:
- Simple indentation
- Advanced indentation
- Progressive multi cycles
- Continuous Multi Cycles (CMC)
- User-defined sequence
- Sinus mode (optional)
The Table Top Nanoindentation Tester includes a control unit, and a PC with full data acquisition, analysis and storage software. Display of data and HMI is provided by a dual 17" LCD monitor