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Scleroscope test [1 record]

Record 1 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metallography
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

A dynamic indentation hardness test using a calibrated instrument that drops a diamond-tipped hammer from a fixed height onto the surface of the material being tested. The height of rebound of the hammer is a measure of the hardness of the material.

Key term(s)
  • Shore test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Métallographie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Essai de dureté pratiqué à l'aide d'une bille pesante élastique tombant sur la matière à essayer et dont la hauteur de rebondissement permet d'estimer la dureté de la matière essayée.

OBS

scléroscope. Appareil mesurant la dureté d'un corps par la hauteur de rebondissement d'une bille d'acier très dur, après choc sur le corps que l'on veut essayer. (Un type courant est le scléroscope Shore.)

Spanish

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