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Thank you for your purchase of this Elcometer 106 Scale 6 Adhesion Tester. Welcome to Elcometer.
Elcometer are world leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of inspection equipment for concrete
and coatings. Our concrete inspection products include a comprehensive range of concrete, and civil
engineering inspection equipment. Our coatings products cover all aspects of coating inspection, from
development through application to post application inspection.
This Elcometer 106 Scale 6 Adhesion Tester is a world beating product. With the purchase of this product
you now have access to the worldwide service and support network of Elcometer. For more information visit
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1 ABOUT YOUR GAUGE
The Elcometer 106 Scale 6 Adhesion Tester is designed to determine the bond strength of coatings applied
to concrete surfaces. It will also test the tensile strength of hardened concrete on site.
The Adhesion Tester employs a pull-off method to determine the force required to pull a test dolly of fixed
area of coating away from the concrete.
The surface under examination is prepared and then a test dolly with a diameter of 50.8 mm (2") is attached
by adhesive. When the adhesive is cured the Adhesion Tester claw is engaged onto the dolly and a force
is applied. The resulting stess is recorded by means of a dragging indicator on an engraved scale.
There are five other models of the Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester and these are designed for measuring
the bond strength of coatings applied to a wide range of materials using a 20 mm diameter dolly.
Users of this Adhesion Tester may also benefit from other Elcometer Concrete Inspection Equipment - see
“Related equipment” on page 11.
