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NOMBRE BRINELL [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

A number related to the applied load and to the surface area of the permanent impression made by a ball indenter ...

OBS

Brinell hardness number; BHN: term and abbreviation standardized by ASTM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Quotient de la force exercée sur la bille par l'aire de l'empreinte, assimilée à une calotte sphérique.

Spanish

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