“hardness test”

The following 2 entries include the term hardness test.

monotron hardness test

noun

: an indentation test that measures the load required to produce a definite penetration of steel by a standard spherical penetrator

Vickers hardness test

noun

: an indentation hardness test for metals in which a 136-degree diamond pyramid is pressed into the surface of the metal being tested by a load of 5 to 120 kilograms


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