
#Product Trends
Portable or bench hardness testers? The challenge
What are hardness testers?
A hardness tester is a device that indicates the hardness of a material, usually by measuring the effect on its surface of a localized penetration by a standardized rounded or pointed indenter of diamond, carbide, or hard steel.
Which materials are usually tested for hardness?
Steels and steel alloys
Aluminum and aluminum alloys
Brass
Copper
Plastic
Thermoplastic elastomers, etc.
What are the most common hardness testers?
Leeb hardness testers
Barcol hardness testers
Webster hardness testers
Shore hardness testers
Bench hardness testers
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