testing of hardness

  • 1Hardness — This article is about mechanical properties of materials. For other uses, see Hard. Hardness is the measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a force is applied. Macroscopic hardness is generally… …

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  • 2hardness testing — kietumo bandymas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hardness test; hardness testing vok. Härteprüfung, f rus. испытание на твёрдость, n pranc. essai de dureté, m …

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  • 3hardness —    a measure of the hardness of a metal or mineral. Hardness is a property easy to appreciate but difficult to quantify and measure.    The Mohs hardness scale is used in geology to give a rough estimate of hardness by testing which minerals are… …

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  • 4Hardness comparison — There are a large number of hardness testing methods available (eg. Vickers, Brinell and Rockwell). Although it is impossible in many cases to give an exact conversion it is possible to give a comparison table. Hardness Comparison Table See also… …

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  • 5hardness test — kietumo bandymas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. hardness test; hardness testing vok. Härteprüfung, f rus. испытание на твёрдость, n pranc. essai de dureté, m …

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  • 6testing machine — Machine used in materials science to determine the properties of a material. Machines have been devised to measure tensile strength, strength in compression, shear, and bending (see strength of materials), ductility, hardness, impact strength… …

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  • 7Indentation hardness — tests are used to determine the hardness of a material to deformation. Several such tests exist, wherein the examined material is indented until an impression is formed; these tests can be performed on a macroscopic or microscopic scale. When… …

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  • 8Nondestructive testing — or Non destructive testing (NDT) is a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage.[1] The terms Nondestructive examination (NDE),… …

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  • 9materials testing — Introduction       measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics under various conditions. The data thus obtained can be used in specifying the suitability of materials for various… …

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  • 10Barcol hardness test — The Barcol hardness test characterizes the indentation hardness of materials through the depth of penetration of an indentor, loaded on a material sample and compared to the penetration in a reference material. The method is most often used for… …

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