Cerakote Gun Coatings Flexibility Test: ASTM D522

Cerakote Flexibility: Flexibility, or Mandrel bend (ASTM D522), testing is measured by placing a coated panel in a conical mandrel apparatus and bending the coated panel over a conical shaped mandrel to assess the elasticity or resistance of a coating to cracking, elongation, and/or detachment from the metal test panel. The conical shape of the bending area allows the deformation of the test panel and examination of the elasticity range of the coating over a diameter between 3.1 mm and 38 mm in one single test. Cerakote H-146 Graphite Black was tested and exhibited excellent flexibility with no signs of cracking, elongation, or detachment from the steel panel.