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PYRAMID VICKERS TESTER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

The Vickers pyramid hardness testing machine ... was developed as a result of research for (a) thoroughly reliable and accurate means of testing the hardness of metals, particularly those having high hardness and (b) for application to all classes of work, including finished parts and very thin sheets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

Méthode de Wickers. La fig. 16 représente le schéma d'une machine d'essai, de Wickers. Quand la pièce A est mise en place un loquet mû par une manette libère la charge qui agit pendant un temps déterminé grâce à l'action d'une came munie d'un poids moteur et d'un dashpot. Les essais se font avec la même vitesse de mise en charge et la même durée de charge.

OBS

On rencontre plus souvent «Vickers» que «Wickers».

Spanish

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