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News Release from: Zwick Testing Machines | Subject: Universal hardness testing system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2006
High resolution universal hardness
testing system
Zwick's universal hardness testing system is equipped with an innovative path measurement system.
Our universal hardness testing system is equipped with an innovative path measurement system With a resolution of 20 nm, it offers the highest resolution for a hardness tester currently available in the market
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Jan 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 standardized, 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 N to 200 N and 5 N to 2500 N.
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. Request a free brochure from Zwick Testing Machines ...
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