The three main types of hardness measured by a hardness tester

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Release time:

2023/03/16

The hardness tester is mainly used for hardness testing of forged steel and cast iron with uneven organization.The hardness of forged steel and gray cast iron has a good correspondence with the tensile test.It can also be used for non-ferrous metals and soft steels,and the use of a small diameter ball indenter allows the measurement of small sizes and thinner materials.

The hardness tester is mainly used for hardness testing of forged steel and cast iron with uneven organization.The hardness of forged steel and gray cast iron has a good correspondence with the tensile test.It can also be used for non-ferrous metals and soft steels,and the use of a small diameter ball indenter allows the measurement of small sizes and thinner materials.

Hardness refers to the ability of a material to resist local deformation,especially plastic deformation,indentation or scratching,and is one of the important performance indicators of metallic materials.Generally the higher the hardness,the better the wear resistance.It is a measure of the softness and hardness of the material,according to the different test methods,the hardness is divided into three types.Let's learn about them separately:

Scratch hardness:

Mainly used to compare the degree of softness and hardness of different minerals,the method is to choose a rod with one hard end and one soft end,the material to be tested will be scratched along the rod,according to the location of the scratch appears to determine the softness and hardness of the material to be tested.Qualitatively speaking,hard objects scratched scratch long,soft objects scratched scratch short.

Indentation Hardness:

Mainly used for metal materials,the method is to use a certain load will be specified indenter pressed into the measured material,to the size of the local plastic deformation of the surface of the material to compare the soft and hard of the material being measured.Due to the different indenter,load and load duration,indentation hardness has a variety of,mainly Brinell hardness,Rockwell hardness,Vickers hardness and microhardness and so on several kinds.

Jump back hardness:

Mainly used for metal materials,the method is to make a special small hammer from a certain height free fall impact test material specimen,and to the specimen in the impact process of storage(and then release)the amount of strain energy(through the hammer jump back height determination)to determine the hardness of the material.

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