TY - RPRT A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavalleri, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - SMT4-CT98-2238 - A certified reference material for the scratch test - REMAST - Final technical report PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 110 PB - Vito CY - Mol, Belgium AN - OPUS4-25601 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Jennett, N. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavaleiro, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. T1 - SMT4-CT98-2238 - A certified reference material for the scratch test - REMAST - Synthesis report PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Vito CY - Mol, Belgium AN - OPUS4-25625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Teer, D. G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - Harris, P. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Comte, C. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavaleiro, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Holmberg, K. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - A certified reference material for the scratch test N2 - Adhesion and other mechanical behaviour of coatings is at present routinely tested in industry and research organisations using the scratch test. The test has been the subject of a European Standard prEN 1071-3:2000 established by the European Standards Committee CEN TC184 WG5. A previous European project on the development and validation of test methods for thin hard coatings—FASTE—revealed that uncertainties in the Rockwell C stylus tip shape represent a major source of error for the scratch-test method. Therefore a follow-up project—REMAST—was started to develop and certify a reference material as a quality control tool for the testing and qualification of scratch-test instruments. In addition, a considerable effort was devoted to improve the scratch stylus manufacturing process. This paper presents the results of the REMAST project. During a feasibility study, two candidate materials—titanium nitride (TiN) and diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings both on high speed steel substrates—were evaluated. Because of the lower sensitivity to styli tip shape variations and higher data scatter observed for the TiN coating, DLC was chosen as the reference material to be certified. One thousand samples were produced, as well as qualified styli to carry out the certification campaign, including homogeneity and stability testing. Nine independent laboratories were involved in the certification exercise, and the data were statistically analysed to obtain the certified critical load values and their uncertainty ranges. A certified reference material BCR-692 is available for verification purposes. This presents three repeatable failure events at certified critical load intervals and can provide a good indication of overall scratch-test instrument performance, including stylus condition and calibration. It is also useful as a diagnostic tool, providing a means of sensitive monitoring of machine and stylus performance over extended periods. Considerable improvement of the quality of scratch styli was achieved by the strict control of all manufacturing steps. KW - Adhesion KW - Scratch test KW - Certified reference material PY - 2003 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0257-8972(03)00470-5 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 174-175 SP - 1008 EP - 1013 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-25435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -