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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
Brinellhrte Prfung (Deut.); preuve de duret Brinell (Fr.);
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Brinellhärte Prüfung (Deut.); épreuve de dureté Brinell (Fr.);
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p.940
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p.940
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 10 May 2022

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.);

Resources and Citations

  • 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