Mitech MHRS-150-XYZ automatic Rockwell hardness tester, based on the mechanical principle of conical diamond or hard alloy indenter pressing into the sample surface to produce indentation, realizing the material hardness measurement by measuring the depth of the indentation. With high automation degree, accurate  measurement, equipped with automatic turret and high sensitivity touch screen, it can ensure automatic loading and unloading of electronic, automatic indentation marks, automatic generation of inspection reports and other functions. With easy operation and high detection efficiency, it can meet the needs of workpiece sample hardness control and conformity assessment of hardness testing. It is widely used in metal processing and manufacturing, various metal material’s failure analysis and other fields like colleges and research institutions. it is the professional precision testing equipment to improve the work efficiency, product qualification rate and save production costs.

l Used for quality control in metal processing manufacturing;

l Used for failure analysis testing of metallic materials;

l Demonstration experiment for education and teaching in Colleges and Universities;

l Hardness testing of materials in scientific research institutions.

The Rockwell hardness test is taking the diamond cone with 120°apex angle or the hardened steel ball with specified diameter as the indenter to press into sample surface with specific test force, then get the Rockwell hardness of the measured metallic materials according to the sample surface indentation depth.

The Rockwell hardness measurement principle is shown as below figure. 0-0 is the position that the diamond indenter is not yet in contact with the sample. 1-1 figure is the indenter position under the affect of the preliminary test force, the indentation depth is h₁. The preliminary test is to eliminate the influence to the testing result accuracy caused by the roughness of the sample surface. 2-2 in the figure is the indenter position under the influence of the testing force (the preliminary test force and the main test force). The depth is h₂. 3-3 in the figure is the indenter position after dismounting the main test force. As the metal elasticity will recovery some degree after deformation, the really indentation depth of the indenter is h₃. The plastic deformation caused by the main test force make the indenter pressing into the depth is h＝h₃－h₁. Rockwell hardness value is determined by the size of h, the greater the depth h, the lower the hardness, otherwise, the higher the hardness.

In the traditional concept, usually use a constant C minus h to represent the level of hardness, while the depth of indentation per 0.002mm as a unit of hardness. The hardness value obtained is called the Rockwell hardness value, denoted by the symbol HR.
      In the formula, c is a constant (for HRC, HRA, c is 0.2; for HRB, c is 0.26). The Rockwell hardness value HR obtained is an unknown number which is usually read directly on the test machine indicator when testing.

It should be noted that the measured hardness values would be different with different indenter and test force. Therefore, the Rockwell hardness testing specifies 15 different hardness test scales according to the different indenter specification and test force sizes. And the HRB, HRC, HRA are the most widely used.  

l Operation Temperature：10～30℃；

l Relative Humidity：≤65％；

l The surrounding environment should avoid of vibration, strong magnetic field, corrosive medium and heavy dust.

l Widely used for high-precision hardness testing for parts with a variety of metal and non-metallic materials;

l High degree of automation, accurate measurement, suitable for large demand or high precision measurement of high-end

 users;

l Automatic operation with one-button, measuring pressure can be adjusted up and down, instant display material hardness

 value,and high test efficiency;

l Measurement data files can be set to automatically store, open, store, print, modify, call and other operations, generate

 word or Excel test report;

l Adopt touch screen display interface, display operation integration, simple and intuitive, no technical requirements for the

 operator；

l Option for various specifications of the indenter, support 15 types of Rockwell hardness scales testing;

l Equipped with high-speed thermal printer, quickly print out the test data;

l Support the conversion among various hardness scales such as Brinell, Vickers and etc;

l Equipped with excellent performance of cemented carbide or diamond indenter, high hardness, wear resistance, good

 toughness, with high temperature, corrosion resistance, to ensure that the instrument test value is accurate, stable and

 reliable;

l With the function of error value correction, the hardness value of the error can be corrected by key input, easier to meet

 the test accuracy requirements;

l With the function of threshold overrun automatic alarm, apply to the bulk of finished products or semi-finished pieces of

 paper-by-piece detection;

l Original ambient temperature real-time display function, to avoid the instrument working in the case of high or low

 temperature for a long time, resulting in increased test error and reduce the service life;

l Consistent with EN-ISO-6508、GB/T230.1、GB/T230.2、JJG112、ASTM E18 and other relevant standards at home and

 abroad.

l The test personnel should follow the operating procedures.Before and after the test,it  should be repeated with standard

 block calibration equipment;

l If the specimen has visible deformation marks on the back and edges, the test result would be useless. It should choose

 the intender or test force to test again;

l Normally, the first point is only used to offset the gap of each support surface without needing to record the test result.

 Record the statistical test result from the second point;

l During testing, to ensure accuracy, please make sure the distance between the adjacent indentation center and the

 distance from the indentation center to edge of the specimen is greater than 3mm;

l Pay attention to palm the instrument for carrying to forbid falling across. Please fix well the measuring lever, counterweight

 and boom before carrying;

l It is strictly prohibited to turn the variable loading handwheel when the instrument load or unload the test force. Rotating

 the handwheel forcibly will cause the internal gear dislocation, test force in chaos and even damage the internal parts of

 the instrument;

l Turn off the power after using the instrument. When not in use for a long time, please cover the dust cover to prevent

 dust into the instrument interior. And the hardness block, indenter should be coated with antirust oil to prevent rusting

 after using;

l Long time after the re-enabled,it should be preheated the electrical components before test

l The hardness tester should be calibrated at least once a year to ensure its accuracy;

l Don’t disassemble the instrument without authorization, for maintenance related matters, please contact MITECH 

after-sale service department with 4000600280.