Difference between revisions of "Brinell hardness test"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | Brinellhärte Prüfung (Deut.); épreuve de dureté Brinell (Fr.); | |
== Authority == | == 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 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 24 July 2013
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