Any measure of hardness based on indentation resistance
Indentation hardness tests are used in mechanical engineering 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 testing metals, indentation hardness correlates roughly linearly with tensile strength,[1] but it is an imperfect correlation often limited to small ranges of strength and hardness for each indentation geometry. This relation permits economically important nondestructive testing of bulk metal deliveries with lightweight, even portable equipment, such as hand-held Rockwell hardness testers.
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pressure, which uses the same units. The hardness number is determined by the load over the surface area of the indentation and not the area normal to the force...
the short edge. The depth of the indentation can be approximated as 1/30 of the long dimension. The Knoop hardness HK or KHN is then given by the formula:...
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leaves an indentation of just ~0.5 mm in diameter on steel or steel casting with a Leeb hardness of 600 HLD. By comparison, a Brinell indentation on the...
Scratch hardness measured on Mohs' scale; Indentationhardness; and Rebound, or dynamic, hardness measured with a Shore scleroscope. Of these, indentation hardness...
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to abrasion is less affected by surface variations than indentation methods. Scratch hardness is measured with a sclerometer. Attempting to scratch a...
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length) rate until the sample breaks. When testing some metals, indentationhardness correlates linearly with tensile strength. This important relation...
The indentation size effect (ISE) is the observation that hardness tends to increase as the indent size decreases at small scales. When an indent (any...
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more fundamental measurement of hardness than other hardness tests which are based on the surface area of an indentation. The principle behind the test...
normal Brinell hardness of around 200 HB, (roughly the same as 304 stainless steel), but, due to its unique properties, the indentationhardness has very little...
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