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BALL HARDNESS TESTING [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

Measurement of the hardness of a body, deduced from the diameter of the imprint left on that body by a ball to which a known load is applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Mesure de la dureté d'un corps déduite du diamètre de l'empreinte laissée sur ce corps par une balle à laquelle est appliquée une force connue. Employé parfois improprement, pour désigner la mesure de la dureté d'un corps, quelle que soit la forme du pénétrateur.

Spanish

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