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Universal Hardness Testers for Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell Hardness Testing

With its latest ZHU-topLine hardness tester, Zwick is strengthening its market lead as a supplier of premium universal hardness testing equipment. The first fully functioning prototypes was showcased ...
Machine Design

Getting help from hardness testing

• Engineers can use hardness testing to verify the composition or heat-treatment history of materials. • Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers, and Shore are common hardness tests. Their use depends on the ...
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Hardness Testers and Hardness Testing Machines From Zwick For A Range of Materials and Environments Including Testing In Situ

Unique portable device for the performance of standardized, static ball penetration tests according to Brinell up to a max. load of 29420 N. It is possible to carry out hardness tests on materials and ...
Nature

The Hardness of Metals and its Measurement

ALTHOUGH the hardness of a substance is not a physical constant, and cannot be expressed as a function of known physical constants, the idea of hardness is a familiar one, and empirical determinations ...