This machine, one of a long and distinguished line of large Foundrax Brinell testers (they can be found all around the Globe) enables the in-situ
To make a true Brinell test using a floor-standing or bench-mounted Brinell hardness tester, according to the requirements of ISO 6506 or ASTM E10-18: Setting
The Brinell hardness number is a colloquial term for what is more correctly called the HBW number; that is Hardness Brinell Wolfram (Wolfram being tungsten
Understanding metal hardness The need to know the approximate hardness of metals would have been apparent to those who worked with the material thousands of
In this article we discuss both the differences in the tests and the often overlooked difference between a Rockwell test block and a Brinell one.
Are you considering the purchase of a Brinell hardness tester? Why choose Foundrax? There are other hardness tester suppliers, after all… Well, it’s all about
Brinell “scanners” Some in the world of metal hardness testing talk about “scanning” Brinell indentations to measure their diameter. Others refer to using “artificial intelligence”
Brinell Hardness Test Blocks Every year, thousands of Brinell test blocks leave our workshop; destined for customers in over 40 countries. These blocks, more correctly
Rockwell and Vickers hardness tests have their place in the metrologist’s armoury but, for large cast components, the Brinell hardness test is still very much
Foundrax MD Alex Austin explained the background to Brinell testing late in 2019 in an article for Materials Today, an abridged version of which is
It sometimes surprises customers that our Brinell test blocks cost a three-figure sum. Well, it needs to be stated at the outset that using metals
One of my favourite reference book titles, because of the obvious humorous aspect to it, is Doubt-Free Uncertainty in Measurement*. It seems to me that
Does your metal hardness testing put your operators at risk? Foundrax MD Alex Austin discusses the hazards: I have visited several customer sites where the
Foundrax MD Alex Austin on the ‘slow revolution’ in Brinell testing that the company pioneered Foundrax has been in the hardness testing business for over
Further information for the non-specialist The ‘hardness’ of a material is a physical property. It’s a term that’s used frequently to describe a material’s ability
The term ‘hardness’ is used to describe a material’s ability to resist deformation. The values generated from hardness testing are extremely useful, not only when
Sometimes, if you’re hoping to do a Brinell hardness test on something that’s heavy and awkward to manoeuvre, it’s easier to take the tester to
