Coating Thickness Gauge selection guide, for more systematic and intelligent suggestions, refer to the selection tool for coating Thickness Gauges in the north and south tides

| Substrate | |||||||||||
| aluminum | brass | bronze | copper | steel | magnesium | Stainless steel | titanium | uranium | zinc | ||
| coating | aluminum | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - |
| anodized | NF | - | - | - | - | NF | - | - | - | - | |
| brass | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| bronze | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| cadmium | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| pottery | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chrome (hard) | NF* | - | - | NF* | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| copper | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| anodized aluminum | NF | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| epoxy resin | NF | NF | NF | NF | f | - | NF | NF | - | NF | |
| galvanized | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| enamel | NF | NF | NF | NF | f | - | NF | NF | - | NF | |
| metal spraying | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Molybdenum disulfide | - | - | - | - | f | - | NF | - | - | - | |
| Nickel (non-plating) | NF* | NF* | - | NF* | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| paint | NF | NF | NF | NF | f | NF | NF | NF | NF | NF | |
| plastic | NF | NF | NF | NF | f | NF | NF | NF | NF | NF | |
| plating | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| rubber | NF | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | NF | - | |
| Resist | - | - | - | NF | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| tin | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| varnish | NF | NF | NF | NF | f | - | - | - | - | - | |
| zinc | - | - | - | - | f | - | - | - | - | - | |