Dead Weight Type Thickness Gauge

The thickness of any pressure sensitive material is measured with the help of a dead weight dial type micrometer gauge. Thickness is measured between two circular ground faces, one of which is fixed and the other capable of moving along an axis perpendicular to the faces. The thickness is determined under a specified pressures acting on the sample being measured.

The PROLIFIC Dead Weight Type Thickness Gauge is a bench-model instrument. It consists of a rigid cast aluminium base and arm on which a dial indicator is held firmly. The dial indicator has a flat circular pressure foot, which exerts a specified pressure on the specimen kept on an anvil.

The anvil is also circular in shape and has an arrangement to make its upper face parallel to the lower face of the pressure foot. The faces of the pressure foot and the anvil that are in contact with the test specimen are ground flat.

The specified load is applied on the test specimen with the help of dead weight (s) placed on top of the gauge stem.