Hardness testing (Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell test method simply explained)

With the Brinell hardness test, a carbide ball is pressed into the material. The indentation surface serves as a measure of the hardness. Vickers hardness testing is performed in the same way, but it uses a pyramid-shaped indenter made of diamond. In Rockwell hardness testing, the hardness value is determined on the basis of the indentation depth of a diamond cone or a cemented carbide ball. Learn more about these methods in this video.
00:00 Definition of hardness
02:15 Brinell hardness test procedure
04:08 Calculation of Brinell hardness value
05:49 Range of validity with Brinell method
07:50 Load factor
10:58 Spherical indenters
13:46 Vickers hardness test procedure
14:58 Calculation of Vickers hardness value
16:00 Range of validity
17:04 Test ranges
19:47 Indication of Vickers hardness
20:38 Rockwell hardness test procedure
21:22 Calculation of Rockwell hardness value
23:09 Testing with diamond cones
25:21 Testing with cemented carbide balls
27:29 Range of validity
29:14 Advantages and disadvantages
30:16 Comparison of hardness values

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[@tec-science]

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[@tec-science]

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[@tec-science]

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[@simon_faucher]

Great video, very interesting and informative:) what is the name of the machine used?

[@tec-science]

Thank you very much for the appreciation. I have no idea what machine this is supposed to represent. I looked at some reference pictures and then constructed the whole thing roughly for the 3D animation.

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[@fooziyong6957]

May I ask whether uneven surface is suitable for this hardness testing also ? Thank you

[@tec-science]

I don't think that it is suitable because you don't get valid and comparable results