Description
Material Hardness | Hardness scale |
Impact device |
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D/DC | D+15 | C | G | E (imported) | DL | ||
Steel and cast steel | HRC | 17.9~68.5 | 19.3~67.9 | 20.0~69.5 | 22.4~70.7 | 20.6~68.2 | |
HRB | 59.6~99.6 | 47.7~99.9 | 37.0~99.9 | ||||
HRA | 59.1~85.8 | 61.7~88.0 | |||||
HB | 127~651 | 80~638 | 80~683 | 90~646 | 83~663 | 81~646 | |
HV | 83~976 | 80~937 | 80~996 | 84~1042 | 80~950 | ||
HS | 32.2~99.5 | 33.3~99.3 | 31.8~102.1 | 35.8~102.6 | 30.6~96.8 | ||
Steel | HB | 143~650 | |||||
CWT. steel | HRC | 20.4~67.1 | 19.8~68.2 | 20.7~68.2 | 22.6~70.2 | ||
HV | 80~898 | 80~935 | 100~941 | 82~1009 | |||
Stainless steel | HRB | 46.5~101.7 | |||||
HB | 85~655 | ||||||
HV | 85~802 | ||||||
GC. iron | HRC | ||||||
HB | 93~334 | 92~326 | |||||
HV | |||||||
NC. iron | HRC | ||||||
HB | 131~387 | 127~364 | |||||
HV | |||||||
C. Alum | HB | 19~164 | 23~210 | 32~168 | |||
HRB | 23.8~84.6 | 22.7~85.0 | 23.8~85.5 | ||||
Brass | HB | 40~173 | |||||
HRB | 13.5~95.3 | ||||||
Bronze | HB | 60~290 | |||||
Copper | HB | 45~315 |
Tolerance and repeatability
No. |
impact device |
Hardness value of Leeb standard hardness block |
Accuracy of displayed value |
Repeatability of displayed value |
1 |
D |
790±40HLD 530±40HLD |
±6 HLD ±10 HLD |
6 HLD 10 HLD |
2 |
DC |
790±30HLDC 530±40HLDC |
±6 HLDC ±10 HLDC |
6 HLDC 10 HLDC |
3 |
DL |
894±40HLDL 736±40HLDL |
±12 HLDL |
12 HLDL |
4 |
D+15 |
795±40HLD+15 544±40HLD+15 |
±12 HLD+15 |
12 HLD+15 |
5 |
G |
590±40HLG 500±40HLG |
±12 HLG |
12 HLG |
6 |
E |
755±40HLE 508±40HLE |
±12 HLE |
12 HLE |
7 |
C |
851±40HLC 590±40HLC |
±12 HLC |
12 HLC |
Technical specifications of impact devices
Types of impact device |
DC(D)/DL |
D+15 |
C |
G |
E(imported) |
Impact energy |
11mJ |
11mJ |
2.7mJ |
90mJ |
11mJ |
Test tip hardness |
1600HV |
1600HV |
1600HV |
1600HV |
5000HV |
Impact device diameter |
20mm |
20mm |
20mm |
30mm |
20mm |
Max. hardness of sample |
940HV |
940HV |
1000HV |
650HB |
1200HV |
Roughness of sample surface |
1.6μm |
1.6μm |
0.4μm |
6.3μm |
1.6μm |
Minimum weight of sample: |
>5kg |
>5kg |
>1.5kg |
>15kg |
>5kg |
Min. thickness of sample Coupling tightly |
5mm |
5mm |
1mm |
10mm |
5mm |
Size of tip indentation
Hardness |
Indentation diameter |
0.54mm |
0.54mm |
0.38mm |
1.03mm |
0.54mm |
Depth of indentation |
24μm |
24μm |
12μm |
53μm |
24μm |
|
Hardness |
Indentation diameter |
0.54mm |
0.54mm |
0.32mm |
0.90mm |
0.54mm |
Depth of indentation |
17μm |
17μm |
8μm |
41μm |
17μm |
|
Hardness |
Indentation diameter |
0.35mm |
0.35mm |
0.35mm |
|
0.35mm |
Depth of indentation |
10μm |
10μm |
7μm |
|
10μm |
|
D: General test. DC : Testing hole or inner of cylinder. DL : Test slender narrow groove or hole |
D+15 : Test groove or reentrant surface. |
C : Test small, light, thin parts and surface of hardened layer. |
G : Test large, thick, heavy and rough surface cast steel. |
E : Test super high hardness Material. |