Crystal defects - hardness

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Reason hardness measurements are widely used to evaluate mechanical properties of materials

  • simple--tests are easy to carry out/evaluate. size of equipment is mall, can sometimes be used directly on structural element
  • inexpensive--
  • non-destructive---a specimen tested for hardness can be used for other tests

Types of hardness tests

qualitative

quantitative-comparing hardness to that of a reference material

Quantitative hardness tests

  1. indent needle with a defined tip on the material surface
  2. characterize geometry of plastic deformation created


grouped as macro-, micro- and nano-. micro and nano create indentations so small they usually need to be examined with microscopes
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Schmidt hammer/ rebound hammer

shooting a spring loaded mass by pressing the device toward the surface and registering an arbitrary rebound number. Proper calibration zeer belangrijk

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