Manual Hardness Tester

A manual hardness tester applies a fixed pressure to the surface of a material using an indenter and converts the indentation depth or diameter into a hardness value. It is used to detect the compressive resistance of surface layers such as coatings and plastics, enabling rapid on-site assessment of material curing degree or wear resistance.
Selection
When selecting, consider matching the material's hardness range with the appropriate scale type: use Rockwell/Brinell for metals and Shore for elastomers. Observe the relationship between the indenter size and specimen thickness to ensure the test does not penetrate through. Verify the calibration records of standard pieces, and avoid parallax errors when reading dial indicators.

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Instruments

Manual measurement of film Hardness, test angle 45 °, load 1 +/- 0.05kg, three-point contact with the measured surface, suitable for inspection in any direction.

$ 146.00

Manual measurement of paint film Hardness, load 500g, test angle 45 °, can be inspected in any direction, three points contact with the measured surface.

$ 146.00

Manual measurement of paint film Hardness, load 1000g, test angle 45 °, three-point contact with the tested surface design, suitable for inspection in any direction.

$ 146.00

Multi-color superposition sampling and color development at the same time, sampling can be done without boot printing, anilox roller adopts metal rubber roller structure, color development rubber roller Hardness 75 °, high processing accuracy and small amount of glue.

$ 267.00

Compression stroke 2.50mm, load 237g, suitable for wet mold sand/core surface Hardness measurement, support USB and Bluetooth data output, with average calculation and undervoltage alarm function.

$ 328.00

Three-point contact design ensures 45 ° stability testing angle, equipped with 6B-6H pencil and 500g to 1000g adjustable load, manual push to achieve accurate film Hardness identification.

$ 162.00

Double pointer design can be used with rack or hand, pressing needle Travel 0-2.5 mm, measurement error +/- 1HA, suitable for rubber and plastic hardness testing.

$ 138.00

Imported special steel pressure needle, Hardness and long life, range 0-20HW, can directly read the Hardness value, suitable for on-site rapid testing, Stability and portability.

$ 1017.00

Adopting Tempered Glass Platform with High Hardness and Anti-rust; Equipped with fixed load weight and adjustable horizontal table, column lifting space ≤ 180mm to ensure stable and accurate testing and avoid manual operation errors.

$ 186.00

Impact energy 11mJ, Impact device mass 50g, ball head diaMeter 3mm, Hardness measurement hole or cylinder, suitable for a variety of metal hardness of materials testing.

$ 162.00

Suitable for low and medium Hardness material measurement, pressure needle end pressure 0.55N-8.06N, pressure needle stroke 0-2.5 mm, can be matched with test rack to reduce manual operation error, improve test accuracy and Repeatability.

$ 212.00

It adopts 45 ° fixed angle design, loads 1000g +/- 10g, and evaluates Hardness by scratching coatings with different Hardness pencils, which is easy to operate and accurate.

$ 162.00

Compact and lightweight can be operated with one hand, without support and testing experience, the test range is equivalent to brinell hardness 25~ 150HB, can measure a variety of Hardness scales and has MAX Maximum hold and average calculation functions.

$ 696.00

Adopt four-link mechanism to ensure a constant 45 ° test angle, equipped with 500/750/1000g adjustable load, accurately determine film Hardness through different Hardness pencil scratches, meeting standard test Environmental requirements.

$ 307.00

The 45 ° fixed angle design is adopted to ensure that the cylindrical pencil lead maintains a constant angle and pressure, the load is 500g, the error is +/- 10g, and the coating Hardness level is determined by the minimum Hardness value pencil trace.

$ 162.00

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