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News Release from: Zwick Roell | Subject: Universal hardness testing system
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2006
Hardness testing with the highest
resolution
This modular universal hardness testing system is suited for all classic hardness methods (indentation/depth measurement, optical testing) and instrumented indentation testing (Marten hardness)
Testing machine manufacturer Zwick presents a universal hardness testing system equipped with an innovative path measurement system With a resolution of 20nm, the company says it offers the highest resolution for a hardness tester currently available in the market
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 29 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The hardness measurement system is equipped with a special transmission modification.
On account of its modularity, it is suited for all standardised, classic hardness methods (indentation/depth measurement, optical testing) as well as for instrumented indentation testing (Marten hardness).
A combined testing of the instrumented indentation test with the classical optical methods in a single testing sequence is also possible.
The modular design allows implementation in Zwick materials testing machines or in automated test systems.
The system shows its true strengths when testing high-strength materials such as ceramics and dental materials.
Further application areas are the testing of steel, aluminum, plastics, and glass as well as materials in the automotive industry.
The machine consists of essentially four components: a materials testing machine, a hardness measurement head with the high-resolution path measurement system, a supplementary optical unit, and the proprietary Zwick testing software testXpert.
Two different hardness measurement heads are available, for the load ranges 2-200N and 5-2500N.
The automatic evaluation of the test load/indentation depth characteristic for the extensive material characterisation merits special mention.
The hardness tester is equipped with a special measurement microscope with an integrated CCD camera for this purpose.
The test indention is performed by the Zwick hardness measurement head, the measurement by the indentation/depth measurement system or subsequent to displacement by the supplementary optical unit.
An extensive compound table program makes multiple sequences possible, so that batch testing can be performed.
The Testxpert test software is used to operate the hardness tester.
It controls and monitors all functions and allows variable configuration of the test sequence.
The hardness tests are automatically evaluated and documented in a clearly laid out test log.
The configuration of test sequences for specific requirements and multi-purpose result representations are possible as well as the transfer of data to external databases. Request a free brochure from Zwick Roell ...
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