Hardness Testing

Excellence in Materials Testing

Struers Hardness Testers

MODEL Page 4 MICRO HARDNESS TESTERS DuraScan UNIVERSAL HARDNESS TESTERS M4U Duramin-500 Duramin-A2500E V4C M5U M5C V5C LOAD RANGE 0.01 - 10 kgf DESCRIPTION Combined Micro and Macro Hardness Tester

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1/3 - 250/750 kgf 1/3 - 250/750 kgf 1/3 - 250/750 kgf 1/3 - 250/750 kgf 20 - 3000 kgf 20 - 3000 kgf 20 - 3000 kgf

Universal Hardness Tester Universal Hardness Tester with Automatic Hardness Evaluation Fully Automatic Universal Hardness Tester Universal Hardness Tester with Vertical Test Head Universal Hardness Tester Universal Hardness Tester with Automatic Hardness Evaluation Universal Hardness Tester with Vertical Test Head

Page 11 ROCKWELL TESTERS M4R M4R-Jom N3A N3D DuraJet Page 13 PORTABLE HARDNESS TESTERS N4 N6P N7F N7P Page 14 SPECIAL HARDNESS TESTING SOLUTIONS VR5C DuraPro

1 - 250 kgf 1 - 250 kgf 15 - 187.5 kgf 15 - 187.5 kgf 5 - 187.5 kgf

Rockwell Hardness Tester Fully Automatic Jominy Tester Rockwell Bench Tester (Analogue) Rockwell Bench Tester (Digital) Table-top Rockwell Hardness Tester

15/30 - 150/187.5 kgf 62.5 kgf 62.5 kgf 62.5 kgf

Portable Hardness Testers For Testing of Borings, Holes and Inside Diameters For Testing of Tooth Flanks For Testing of Tooth Flanks

60 - 3000 kgf 20/60 - 187.5/3000 kgf

V5C with Built-in Milling Station Hardness testing modules to be integrated in production line

Excellence in Materials Testing

Struers hardness testers are focused on providing customers a high degree of repeatability and reproducibility, factors essential in quality control. Easy-operation features such as automated test procedures and integrated image analysis help personnel to work faster and more accurately. For most applications Struers offers solutions that can suit your particular needs. Hardness Testing Hardness testing is universally used in quality control, research and development. The main purpose of the hardness test is to determine the suitability of a material, or the particular heat treatment to which the material has been subjected. Many factors can influence the hardness measured and, apart from the material itself, can be related to the equipment or the measurement.

The STRuERS Duramin hardness testers are state-of-the-art software-controlled devices which enable micro- and macro hardness tests to be performed rapidly, accurately and reliably. The hardness testers are equipped with a unique test load range, covering many applications. Struers Duramin hardness testers are particularly suitable for industrial research and in quality control. The EMCO-TEST line of the Struers hardness testers range from portable and bench-top hardness testers to large custom-made in-line systems. These hardness testers are particularly suitable for industrial quality control.

MICRO HARDNESS TESTERS

Automatic turret for DuraScan

DuraScan is a state-of-the-art hardness testing system with unique test load range from
10 gf to 10 kgf, covering many applications. Fully automatic test cycles and hardness evaluation ensure the highest repeatability and reproducibility. The optional overview camera makes it easy to select starting points and test series with just a few mouse clicks. Intuitive software following the natural workflow of performing the hardness test procedure. Ideal for CHD measurements and testing of welds. Available in semi- and fully automatic versions.

Vertical test head

The DuraScan hardness testers are based on an asymmetric and compact design. On the automatic versions the stage is only moveable in the x-direction whereas the test head is moveable in the y- and z-directions. The advantage of this patented concept is increased testing speed and very high positioning accuracy.

ecos Workflow
The DuraScan is controlled by the ecos Workflow software for fully automatic measuring and hardness progression evaluation. With built-in statistics functions and report editor. The software is workflow oriented meaning that the layout of the software follows the natural workflow of the software, with functions only available when needed. The result is an extremely intuitive and user-friendly software requiring a minimum of training.

Specimen

Method

Position

Result

History

The hardness testing workflow step by step 4

MICRO HARDNESS TESTERS

DuraScan-10 DuraScan-20 DuraScan-50/-70/-80

DuraScan-10 Touch screen operated

hardness tester with integrated PC. Fixed test anvil and manual 3-position or automatic 6-position measurement turret.

Touch screen operation on DuraScan-10 and -20

DuraScan-20 Touch screen operated

hardness tester with integrated PC. Manual xy-stage and CHD software. Manual 3-position or automatic 6-position measurement turret.

DuraScan-50/-70/-80 Fully automatic hardness tester. PC operated. Motorized test head and stage. Automatic 6-position turret and optional overview camera.

Overview camera
On DuraScan with the overview camera option you have the possibility of easily position and execute your test series with just a few mouse clicks. You can save single and multiple test point series as templates and easily position them across your sample. This feature is very helpful if you are performing repetitive or high volume CHD-measurements or just want easy set-up and execution of your test series.
The overview camera allowing you to view the entire sample and place test points via mouse clicks

Case Hardness Depth Measurements (CHD-Measurements)

CHD-measurements are performed in order to evaluate the hardness depth of surface hardened materials. The output of the measurement is typically a value in mm or other suitable unit that indicates the distance from the sample surface to a specific pre-determined hardness value (the hardness limit). The value is then compared with pre-determined standards. The exact procedure of the measurement depends on the utilised surface hardening process as well as the sample type. Usually a series of indentations is performed in a particular pattern, propagating from the sample surface to the centre of the sample. The hardness values are then plotted in a graph and you can then read out at which distance from the sample surface you have reached a certain hardness value.
The increasing size of the indentations indicates decreasing hardness of material.

Welds
When material is welded together, you often want to check the quality of the welded sample by performing hardness measurements at various places across your sample. Typically, a line of indentations is made a few mm parallelly to the sample edge across the sample surface. In particular the hardness around the heat affected zone (HAZ) is of interest, as too high hardnesses might incur risks to the strength of the weld.

Weld material

Base material

Heat affected zone

As your test series usually are performed over a large area or long distance, they can be difficult to carry out under a normal objective lens. With a fully automatic DuraScan hardness tester with the overview camera option you have the possibility to easily position and execute your test series - with just a few mouse clicks. You can also save your test point patterns as templates for future use. All this will save you valuable time during both setup and execution of the test series.
Plot showing CHD (Eht) value

Illumination system
Together will all newer Struers hardness testers, the DuraScan, is based on an LED illumination system. In contrast to traditional halogen light bulb systems a LED system produces a constant illumination intensity throughout the day and over its lifetime. Additionally the DuraScan automatic adjusts the illumination to fit the actual sample surface, producing uniform testing conditions for all sample types, thus not influencing the calibration. These are just additional factors influencing the reliability of your hardness test and just another reason to choose a Struers hardness tester.

Example of positioning the test points using the overview camera on DuraScan

UNIVERSAL HARDNESS TESTERS

M4U Duramin-500

M4U A Universal hardness tester with unique test load range up to

750 kgf. With mat screen for manual image analysis and LCD-touch screen display. Load cell technology ensuring highest degree of reproducibility.

Duramin-500 A fully-automatic, universal hardness tester with

unique test load range up to 750 kgf. Completely automatic test cycles eliminating operator influence. Very easy to operate due to the large colour touch-screen and the integrated ecos software.
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UNIVERSAL HARDNESS TESTERS

Duramin-A2500E V4C

Duramin-A2500E A universal hardness tester with test load

range up to 750 kgf. Large fully automatic xy-stage and overview camera enable hours of automatic testing of traverses, weldings etc. Operated from a stand-alone PC.

V4C Universal hardness tester with high resolution camera,

LCD-touch screen display and fully automatic image analysis according to standards. Vertical movement of test head for easy testing of heavy or large components. Test load up to 750 kgf.
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UNIVERSAL HARDNESS TESTERS

M5U

M5U A Universal hardness tester with unique test load range up to 3000 kgf. With mat
screen for manual image analysis and LCD-touch screen display. Load cell technology ensuring highest degree of reproducibility.

UNIVERSAL HARDNESS TESTERS

M5C V5C

M5C A fully-automatic, universal hardness tester with unique

test load range up to 3000 kgf. Completely automatic test cycles eliminating operator influence. Very easy to operate due to the large colour touch-screen and the integrated ecos software.

V5C Universal hardness tester with high resolution camera,

LCD-touch screen display and fully automatic image analysis according to standards. Vertical movement of test head for easy testing of heavy or large components. Test load up to 3000 kgf.
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ROCKWELL TESTERS
M4R M4R-Jom DuraJet DuraJet

M4R-Jom
Fully automatic Jominy tester.

M4R Rockwell hardness testing machine with

LCD touch screen display. Load cell technology ensuring highest degree of reproducibility.
Test head Height adjustment Start Measurement

DuraJet Table-top Rockwell hardness testing machine with

separate LCD touch screen display. Load cell technology ensuring highest degree of reproducibility. Vertical movement of test head and fixed test anvil for optimal stability.
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ROCKWELL TESTERS
N3A Rockwell N3D Rockwell

N3A Rockwell Bench-Tester Bench-top Rockwell hardness

tester with analogue display.

N3D Rockwell Bench-Tester Bench-top Rockwell hardness

tester with digital display and PC integration possibilities.

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PORTABLE HARDNESS TESTERS

N4 N6P N7F N7P

N4 Portable hardness tester for Rockwell and Superficial Rockwell

measurements. Four models for different sample sizes and geometries.

N7F Portable hardness tester for hardness measurement of tooth

flanks. Max. tooth measurement width 140 mm.

N7P Portable hardness tester for hardness measurement of tooth

flanks. Max. tooth measurement width 700 mm.

N6P Portable hardness tester for hardness measurement of bores

36-110 mm dia.

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SPECIAL HARDNESS TESTING SOLUTIONS

VR5C DuraPro hardness testing module DuraPro in production line, examples...

VR5C Universal hardness tester with high resolution

camera, LCD-touch screen display and fully automatic image analysis acc. to standards. Vertical movement of test head for easy testing of heavy or large components. Built-in milling station for preparation of test points prior to testing.

Automatic surface preparation on VR5C and DuraPro (option)

DuraPro The DuraPro-line are hardness testing

and surface preparation modules for integration in automatic inline systems, for instance in combination with conveyor bands in production lines. The DuraPro module consists of a core hardness testing unit as well as a separate control panel. All models have fully automatic test cycles with automatic start of test cycle upon clamping. DuraPro can easily be setup to communicate with other automation systems in the company and the modular design of the DuraPro means that the hardness testing system can be tailored to match the exact needs of the customer.

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ACCESSORIES

Accessories
Our hardness testers come with a wide selection of accessories designed to help you with your particular hardness testing operations. A broad range of objective lenses, indenters and additional anvils in various sizes and shapes are available.

Indenters for Vickers, Knoop, Brinell and Rockwell.

Objective Lenses In order to obtain optimally sized Vickers,

Knoop and Brinell indents on the screen, it is important that suitable objectives lenses are chosen. The selection of objective lenses depends on the material and the test method used.

Support Anvils Proper support and clamping is of great

importance in hardness testing. Struers offers a wide variety of specimen holders, support anvils and clamping devices to suit different sample geometries and application.

Specimen Holders for mounted and un-mounted samples

of various sizes and geometries.

Test Blocks with MPA-certificates for Vickers, Knoop, Brinell

and Rockwell.
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