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ESTABLISHMENT OF A MARTENS HARDNESS CALIBRATION SERVICE

Laurence Brice

Abstract

As part of the UK’s National Measurement System Mass Programme, and as a result of industrial demand, it was decided to establish a Martens hardness calibration service. This report describes the basis of Martens hardness measurement, work done to determine the ability of NPL’s 1,5 kN hardness machine to measure Martens hardness, the process of establishing the calibration service, and the setting up of instrumented indentation hardness tests.

Keywords
Hardness, Martens
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IMEKO-TC5-2004-006.pdf
DOI
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IMEKO TC
TC5 - Hardness Measurement

Event details

Event
Hardness Measurements Theory and Application in Laboratories and Industries
Technical Committee
TC5
Place
Washington, DC, USA
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hardmeko_2004-reg_form.pdf
Time
11 November 2004 - 12 November 2004

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