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What is a hardness test ?

Why conduct hardness tests ?

tests static tests steel material is crucial

Hardness are ,
and most of testing to
verify compliance
them destructive with and
material specifications project requirements
are .

They are
easy to conduct ,
can be performed Hardness tests provide information about these

even on the finished product ,

and the material properties :

collected
results can be
quickly .

MATERIAL 'S DUCTILITY

STRENGTH , ,
and
may give
approximate information about TENSILE STRENGTH

How is it conducted ?

A
specifically dimensioned object ,
called indent er ,

is pressed against the material that is

being
← Tested to create an indentation .

The depth of the penetration is measured to

determine the hardness of the material .

The smaller the impression ,

The harder the product !

Three most used

types

1) Britnell Hardness Test

Performed for larger samples , for material

with a coarse structure or a
rough surface .

The machine presses a

tungsten carbide ball

into the specimen .

The diameter of the impression is measured

and gives information about the material 's

hardness .
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2) Vickers Hardness Test

Performed for materials and welds ,

also

used micro hardness

for -
.

The test is carried out

by applying the

force I load ) the material specimen

←
on

with diamond indent er

a
pyramidal .

The impression indicates the

depth of the

hardness of the material .

3) Rockwell Hardness Test

Used for larger sample geometries and

hard materials ( e.g. ,

Nickel alloys )

In this test , the load is applied in

steps :
→
1) A
preload 1 minor load ) is applied to the

specimen .
It breaks through the surface

and is held for a specified amount of time .

The
depth of indentation is measured .

2) A load is added to the total

major reach

test load , holding it for a predetermined

amount of time .

3) The major load is then removed . After

holding the
preliminary load
again ,

the final depth of indentation is measured .

The Rockwell hardness value is calculated from

the difference in the baseline and final depth
measurements .

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HRB ,
HRC ,
etc . )
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Disclaimer : each type of test has different scales
-

That we do not mention here .