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Vickers hardness test

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Vickers hardness test [′vik·ərz ′härd·nəs ‚test]


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The method was developed primarily for metals and metal alloys, and, in the case of the Vickers hardness test, dead weight loading with a mass of from 1 kg up to tens of kilograms is applied onto a pyramidal indenter to produce indentations that can be measured easily using a light microscope.
Dynamic nanoindentation of some polyolefins by Bouaita, N.; Bull, S.J.; Palacio, J. Fernandez; White, J.R. / Polymer Engineering and Science
In this modification of the traditional Vickers hardness test, both load and displacement were monitored during the indentation cycle.
Effect of loading rate upon conventional ceramic microindentation ... by Lloyd, Isabel / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
 
 
 
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