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== Description ==

A method for testing the hardness of a metal.  With the Brinell hardness test, a steel ball (one centimeter in diameter) is pressed into the surface of the metal with a standard force.  The size of the indentation is measured and compared to tables of hardness numbers provide by the instrument manufacturer.

== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Brinellhärte Prüfung (Deut.); épreuve de dureté Brinell (Fr.);

== Authority ==

* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p.940

* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997



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