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NOMBRE DURETE VICKERS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Vickers hardness number
1, record 1, English, Vickers%20hardness%20number
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VHN 2, record 1, English, VHN
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Vickers pyramid hardness number 1, record 1, English, Vickers%20pyramid%20hardness%20number
correct
- Vickers diamond pyramid hardness number 3, record 1, English, Vickers%20diamond%20pyramid%20hardness%20number
correct
- DPH 3, record 1, English, DPH
correct
- DPH 3, record 1, English, DPH
- Vickers pyramid number 4, record 1, English, Vickers%20pyramid%20number
correct
- VPH 5, record 1, English, VPH
correct, Great Britain
- VPH 5, record 1, English, VPH
- diamond pyramid hardness 6, record 1, English, diamond%20pyramid%20hardness
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A number related to the applied load and the surface area of the permanent impression made by a square-based pyramidal diamond indenter having included face angles of 136 degrees ... 1, record 1, English, - Vickers%20hardness%20number
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vickers hardness number;VHN: Terms standardized by ASTM. 7, record 1, English, - Vickers%20hardness%20number
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Résistance des matériaux
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre de dureté Vickers
1, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20Vickers
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dureté Vickers 2, record 1, French, duret%C3%A9%20Vickers
correct, feminine noun
- dureté au diamant pyramidal 3, record 1, French, duret%C3%A9%20au%20diamant%20pyramidal
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'essai Vickers consiste à appliquer sous charge constante une pyramide de diamant à base carrée, d'angle au sommet égal à 136 °, sur l'échantillon à étudier. Le nombre de dureté Vickers est le rapport de la charge F et de la surface S de l'empreinte. 1, record 1, French, - nombre%20de%20duret%C3%A9%20Vickers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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