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DURETE KNOOP [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

The relative microhardness of a material, such as metal, determined by the Knoop indentation test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Microdureté mesurée avec un pénétrateur en diamant taillé suivant une pyramide dont la base est un losange, l'angle au sommet dans le sens de la grande diagonale étant de 172°30 et celui dans le sens de la petite diagonale étant de 130°. L'empreinte produite à la forme d’un losange, dont la valeur de la grande diagonale détermine la dureté Knoop.

DEF

[...] méthode de mesure de dureté, spécifique des matériaux durs et fragiles, utilisant un pénétrateur de diamant taillé en pyramide et ayant pour base un losange très allongé.

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