Hardness measurements

MT Veendam specializes in conducting hardness tests of metals.

Hardness is a property that applies to a range of materials — both metals and non-metals — and is defined as the resistance of the material to deformation, penetration, scratching, or other physical forces. Materials Testing Veendam specializes in hardness measurements of metals and metal alloys.

The hardness test for metals measures the material's resistance when tested for indentation. The higher the metal's hardness, the greater its resistance to deformation. Hardness measurements in metal provide insight into:

  • Scratch resistance of the metal
  • Indentation resistance of the metal
  • Rebound hardness or dynamic hardness of the metal

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Hardheidsmetingen

Macro hardness and micro hardness testing

We perform hardness measurements in the field of macro hardness (applied loads of more than 1 kg). Our hardness tester is from the brand Wolpert, model Diatestor 2RC. These hardness testers can actually be found in nearly every laboratory due to their quality and reliability. At current trade fairs, such as Controll, they are still sold with modernization. With this hardness tester, both Vickers, Brinell, and Rockwell can be measured with loads between 1 and 250 kgf.

Vickers hardness measurements

This hardness testing method is suitable for thin to very thin, hard metals because it produces small indentations. The Vickers test is applicable to all metals and has the broadest range of applications of any hardness test. The hardness unit determined by this test is called Hardness Vickers (HV). Due to the relatively small indentations and the extremely accurate positioning of the indentations, this method can be excellently used for determining a hardening depth CHD (EHT-hardening depth), SD (RHT-surface hardening depth) and NHT (nitriding hardening depth).

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