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HMV-G20S Vickers Hardness Tester

Purpose

Material Characterization Centre

This equipment measures the micro-hardness of materials using the Vickers hardness scale.

G20S Vickers hardness tester with optical head and touchscreen interface for measuring material hardness
Close-up of LCD touchscreen on a G20 Series Vickers hardness tester displaying test settings
Diagram showing Vickers hardness test with pyramid indenter and diagonal measurement of indentation

Capability

This equipment measures the micro-hardness of materials using the Vickers hardness scale.

Specifications

  • Test loads: 10 – 2000 gf

  • Dwell time: 0 – 999 sec

  • Automatic loading and unloading

  • Minimum measuring resolution:
    >0.01 µm at 400x magnification

  • Color LCD touch panel

  • Direct USB transfer function

Applications

  • To measure the hardness of different types of materials such as metals, ceramics and composites

  • To plot depth of hardening graph

  • To estimate the yield strength of material

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