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PTC Instruments

Steel Hardness Tester

Model: HB605

Mfr. No.: 316

  • Steel Hardness Tester Groupe Belzile Dickner

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  • Designed for accurate, rapid in place measurement of the hardness of steel and steel alloys in the range from 20 to 65 on the equivalent Rockwell C Scale
  • Unit consists of two major components: calibrated indenter and direct reading microscope
  • Hand-held impact indenter drives a 1/16" diameter tungsten carbide ball into the sample being tested
  • Resulting indentation diameter is measured with 60X microscope
  • Calibrated reticle in the microscope reads C Scale directly with an accuracy of ±1.5 points
  • Illumination system features a MagLite® flashlight with a fiber optic pipe that directs the light to the focus of the microscope
  • Flat or curved surfaces of virtually any configuration may be measured
  • Particularly useful where the test piece is too large or too heavy to test on bench-type tester