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Test Charts


Elcometer supply a wide range of Leneta Test Charts, from plain white to those having different patterns of black and white. Produced from high quality, non-fluorescent paper, free of optical brighteners that may affect colour measurements, Leneta Test Charts are the market standard in today's coatings industry.

Elcometer also offers a complete range of vacuum tables and film applicators for use with these leneta test charts.

Please click on the appropriate image or on the heading for more information about each instrument.

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Opacity Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Opacity Charts

Leneta opacity charts are used to test the hiding power of the coating using large black and white areas. Used in conjunction with the film applicators above.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Penopac Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Penopac Charts

Leneta penopac charts or penopacity charts combine penetration and opacity tests in one chart. Used in conjunction with the film applicators above.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Display Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Display Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Leneta display charts - also known as spreading rate charts are larger than other charts and are used to test the spreading rate of a coating.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Opacity-Display Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Opacity-Display Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Leneta opacity-display charts combines large black and white aras with diagonal patterns. The larger areas permit wide apperture photometric measurements as well as visual colour comparison.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Checkerboard Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Checkerboard Charts / Spreading Rate Charts

Leneta checkerboard charts are the traditional type of test chart and are designed for brushout tests at specified spreading rates or drawdown applications.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Brushout Cards

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Brushout Cards

Designed for informal brushout applications, these brushout cards have twice the thickness of regular chart paper to give greater rigidity for convenient handling.

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Duplex Applicator Cards

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Duplex Applicator Cards

When applying multiple coatings using the Elcometer 3800 and 3805 applicator the duplex applicator card is required.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Plain White & Plain Black Cards

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Plain White & Plain Black Cards

Supplied with a convenient hole at the top - for filing purposes - these plain cards are available in a range of sizes.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Unvarnished Charts / Unlacquered Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Unvarnished Charts / Unlacquered Charts

The Leneta unvarnished charts (also known as unlacquered charts) are semi-porous and are ideal for testing applications of clear coatings and stains.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Grey Scale Charts

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Grey Scale Charts

Leneta grey scale charts are sealed charts with six stripes ranging in shade from very light grey to black. Ideal for determining the hiding power of a coaing.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Spray Strips - Hiding Power for OEM Coatings

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Spray Strips - Hiding Power for OEM Coatings

Used by industrial coatings laboratories - primarily in the automotive sector, these spray strips are used to determine the hiding power of spraying enamels.


Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Self Adhesive Hiding Power Labels / Spray Monitors

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Self Adhesive Hiding Power Labels / Spray Monitors

These pressure sensitive labels with a hiding power test pattern are sealed and solvent resistant and are primarily used with metal test panels and are used to determine the hiding power of spray coatings.

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Scrub Test Panels Plastic-Vinyl Chloride / Acetate Copolymer

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Scrub Test Panels Plastic-Vinyl Chloride / Acetate Copolymer

In a typical scrub test (using the Elcometer 1720 ), the coating is applied to the leneta scrub test panel at a specified film thickness and, once dry, is subjected to the scrub test.

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Metopac Test Panels

Elcometer 4695 Leneta Test Charts - Metopac Test Panels

Painted steel panels which are used to determine the hiding power of powder coatings and industrial enamels.

 

Opacity Charts:

Used to test the hiding power of the coating, using large black and white areas

Penopac Charts:

Combine penetration and opacity tests in one chart

Display Charts:

Use diagonal patterns to help demonstrate visibly, the hiding power of a coating

Opacity-Display Charts:

Combines large black and white areas with diagonal patterns

Spreading Rate Charts:

Larger than other charts, used to measure the spreading rate of a coating

Brushout Cards:

Thicker paper is used for the testing of coatings applied with a brush or roller

Duplex Applicator Charts:

Used in conjunction with the Duplex Film Applicator to test two coatings at the same time

Unvarnished Charts:

Semi-porous charts which are ideal for clear coatings and stains

Grey Scale Charts:

A range of stripes, increasing in contrast – ideal for rating the hiding power of a coating

Spray Monitors:

Self-adhesive charts, usually applied to metal panels for testing sprayed and OEM coatings

Scrub Test Panels:

Used to measure the abrasion of a coating, using the Elcometer 1720 Washability Tester

Metopac™ Test Panels:

Painted steel panels used to measure the hiding power of powder coatings