Category: Salt Contamination

Since Dyne Testing Ltd was acquired by Intertronics, our interest in – and understanding of – surface science has expanded past surface measurement to adhesion, adhesive performance and surface treatment. We’ve combined all of our aspects on surface treatment, surface measurement, and surface preparation into one place, alongside some relevant products. Have a look at […]

ISO 8502 is an international standard that specifies a method for extracting water-soluble contaminants from steel surfaces prior to the application of paints, coatings or adhesives. This standard is titled Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products — Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Part 6 of the standard outlines […]

The Bresle method is a standardised procedure (in accordance with ISO 8502-6 Extraction of soluble contaminants for analysis — The Bresle method and ISO 8502-9 Field method for the conductometric determination of water-soluble salts) for determining the concentration of soluble salts on metal surfaces prior to a bonding or coating application, such as using adhesives […]

The Soluble Salt Meter is an approved ISO8502-9 equivalent to the conventional Bresle patch method for soluble salt determination. The Soluble Salt Meter is a hand-held, automated and repeatable method for determining salt contamination on flat and curved profiles and is used to determine surface cleanliness and help prevent coating failure.  The instrument overcomes many of […]

A new inspection tool has been developed as an alternative to the Bresle test method for soluble salt determination. The Soluble Salt Meter (SSM) test has a very short cycle time of only 1 minute and duplicates the Bresle process, except that measurements are automated and there are no consumables.   The hand held design provides a self-contained, easily transportable […]