In dictionaries:
brinell hardness test
Measures material hardness using indentation.
Vickers hardness test
Measures material hardness using indentation.
Knoop hardness test
Measures hardness using pyramidal diamond.
rockwell hardness test
Measures material hardness using indentation.
Janka hardness test
The Janka hardness test, created by Austrian-born American researcher Gabriel Janka, measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear.
Barcol hardness test
The Barcol hardness test characterizes the indentation hardness of materials through the depth of penetration of an indentor, loaded on a material sample and compared to the penetration in a reference material.
Leeb rebound hardness test
The Leeb Rebound Hardness Test invented by Swiss company Proceq SA is one of the four most used methods for testing metal hardness.
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