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JANKA HARDNESS TOOL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
  • Wood Industries
DEF

An apparatus used for making hardness tests on timber.

CONT

Hardness.... With the change to SI units a special hardened steel tool (known as the Janka hardness tool) rounded to a diameter of 11.3 mm (projected area 100 mm2) is embedded to one-half of its diameter into the (20 mm) test piece. This tool has a device embodying an electrical contact which rings a signal bell when the correct depth of penetration has been reached ... The hardness test is performed ... on the static bending specimen ... there is a very good correlation between the side hardness of timber, as determined by the Janka hardness tool, and its compression strength perpendicular to the grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
  • Industrie du bois
OBS

duromètre : nom générique des appareils de mesure de dureté.

Spanish

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