The Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester is easy to operate and fully portable Type II adhesion gauge which provides a numerical value for adhesion strength.

Applications for the Elcometer 106 Adhesion Test include paint or plasma spray on bridge decking, coatings on steel, aluminium, concrete etc.

• Supplied in a carry case – ideal for site tests
• Hand operated – no need for a power supply
• Includes a cutter for EN13144 and ISO 4624 tests

Part Number	Description	Range
		MPa (N/mm2)	kg/cm2	Certificate
F106—-5	Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Scale 5	0 – 0.2	0 – 2	ο
F106—-1	Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Scale 1	0 – 3.5	0 – 35	ο
F106—-2	Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Scale 2	0 – 7.0	0 – 70	ο
F106—-3	Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Scale 3	0 – 15	0 – 150	ο
F106—-4	Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Scale 4	0 -22	0 – 220	ο
Dimensions	Scales 1, 2, 5: 152 x 76mm  |  Scales 3 and 4: 185 x 76mm
Dolly Diameter	20mm
Dolly Area	314mm²
Gross weight of Kit	Scale 1, 2 & 5: 2.8kg  |  Scale 3: 4.2kg  |  Scale 4: 4.5kg

ο Optional Calibration Certificate available.

• Elcometer 106 Pull-Off Adhesion Tester
• Pack of 20 Dollies
• Araldite Adhesive
• Base Support Ring
• Magnetic Dolly Clamp
• Dolly Cutter
• Ratchet Spanner (Scale 3 & 4 only)
• Carry Case
• Operating Instructions

Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester Data Sheet

The Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester can be used in accordance with:

• ISO 4624
• ISO 16276-1
• AS 1580.408.5
• ASTM D 4541
• AS/NZS 1580.408.5*
• EN 13144
• EN 24624
• NF T30-062*
• NF T30-606

*Standards not in bold have been superseded but are still recognised in some industries.

Part Number	Description
T1062895-	Spare Dollies 20mm Diameter (Pack of 100)
T1062914-	Large Dollies 40mm Diameter (Pack of 5)
T1062915-	Large Base Ring for 40mm Dollies
T99912906	Elcometer AVU Adhesion Verification Unit
T99914009	20mm Dolly Cutter
T99923924	20mm Dolly Cutter

Elcometer 106 Adhesion Tester – Instruction Manual

An adhesion tester is used to test how well a coating adheres to a surface, and it is most common to use a pull-off adhesion tester.

Elcometer offer three different types of pull-off adhesion tester. The original Elcometer 106 adhesion tester, which is a hand operated mechanical gauge. The hydraulic Elcometer 506 adhesion gauge, with a separate, low height actuator and range of skirts for thick and thin substrates. And finally the Elcometer 510 automatic adhesion tester, which is similar in operation to the Elcometer 506 but, rather than manually, automatically applies the increasing force at a predefined and uniform rate, storing all of the results into memory by the simple press of a button.

All pull-off adhesion testers follow the same principle. A properly prepared dolly, or pull stub, is glued to the prepared coating, and, once the glue has fully cured, the dolly is pulled off -perpendicularly (or 90 degrees) from the surface. The resultant tensile pull-off force, together with the dolly diameter, and the conditions of the dolly, are all recorded.