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Brinell hardness

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Brinell hardness (noun)
  2. Brinell hardness number (noun)
  3. Brinell number (noun)
  4. Brinell test (noun)

Bri·nell hardness

noun \brə-ˈnel-\

Definition of BRINELL HARDNESS

: the hardness of a metal or alloy measured by hydraulically pressing a hard ball under a standard load into the specimen

Origin of BRINELL HARDNESS

Johann A. Brinell †1925 Swedish engineer
First Known Use: 1915

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