Industrial Microscope measurement Software - Caliper Plus
Plating or coating thickness is determined by cross-sectional microscopy method. The specimen is cross- sectioned, mounted, polished and microscopically evaluated for measuring the plating or coating thickness, sometimes, etching of the core base metal may be necessary to accurately measure the coating or plating thickness. The test method covers measurements of the local thickness of mental and oxide coatings by the microscopical examination of cross sections using an optical microscope. Under good condition, when using an optical microscope, the method is capable of giving an absolute measuring accuracy of 0.8 mm. this with determine the suitability of the method for measuring the thickness of thin coating.
