Plastic Shims
Certified & Non-Certified Plastic Shims
For use with magnetic, eddy-current and ultrasonic coating thickness gauges.
(Not intended for use with Type 1 magnetic pull-off type gages)
Shims Overview
- Simulate a coating over a particular substrate material or shape. Gauge performance can be conveniently verified on a regular basis as required by some international test methods
- For use with all Type 2, electronic coating thickness gauges
- Protects the probe from damage or premature wear when placed over hot or abrasive surfaces
- Can be placed on top of soft or tacky coating films to obtain thickness measurements without the gage probe depressing the coating film
Certified Plastic Shims
- Certified shims provide an economical alternative to Coated Metal Plates but have a reduced accuracy
- Certified Plastic Shims are available in the following thicknesses (all thicknesses are approximate):
- Each shim is packaged in their own plastic protective pouch
- Certificate of Calibration showing traceability to NIST is included with each shim or set of shims
- Certified and labeled in both Metric and Imperial units
Non Certified Plastic Shims
- Provide a quick operational check of the instrument by allowing the user to perform practice measurements
- Can be used to protect the probe when measuring on tacky, rough or hot surfaces
- Labelled in both Metric and Imperial units
- Available as a set of 5 (below)
A package of 5 non-certified shims is included with all DeFelsko electronic coating thickness gauges(Type 2).