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Certified Plastic Shims

For use with magnetic, eddy-current and ultrasonic coating thickness gages.
(Not intended for use with magnetic pull-off type gages)


Certified Plastic Shims

  • Simulate a coating over the customer's particular substrate material or shape. Gage performance can be conveniently verified on a regular basis as called for by some international test methods.
  • Each shim is packaged in their own plastic protective pouch.
  • One Certificate of Calibration showing traceability to NIST is included with each shim or set of shims.
  • Certified Plastic Shims are available in the following thicknesses (all thicknesses are approximate):
Inventory
Code
Thickness
(mils)
Thickness
(microns)
Color
CS1
1
25
orange
CS2
2
50
red
CS3
3
75
green
CS5
5
125
blue
CS10
10
250
brown
CS20
20
500
yellow
CS40
40
1000
white
CS60
60
1500
black
CSS
all
all
all
  • Certified shims provide an economical alternative to STANDARDS with a reduced accuracy of ±0.1 mil (±2.5 µm). Prices range from $45 for individual shims to $195 for a set of eight.

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