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VMT-7 Vickers Hardness Tester

Purpose

Material Characterization Centre

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

Mitutoyo MMT-X7S Vickers hardness tester with optical viewer and digital touchscreen display
Diagram showing Vickers hardness test steps: indentation, observation, and diagonal measurement

Capability

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

Specifications

  • Test loads: 1 – 50 kgf

  • Dwell time: 5 – 99 sec

  • Automatic loading and releasing method

  • Knoop hardness calculating functions can be changed with a one one-touch panel operation

Applications

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

  • Hardness profiling of materials that have been subjected to heat treatment

  • To estimate the yield strength of
    materials

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