Published Standards

Surface Machine System's Scratch 4 Machine conforms to the following standards. The Scratch 4 Machine is currently the only commercially available device which conforms to the ASTM D7027 standard.
Standard Title Publisher URL
ASTM D7027 - 05 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Scratch Resistance of Polymeric Coatings and Plastics Using an Instrumented Scratch Machine ASTM http://www.astm.org/Standards/D7027.htm
ISO 19252:2008 Plastics -- Determination of scratch properties ISO http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39005