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Brinell Hardness Testers

Castings, forgings and heavy sections up to 3000 kgf

Automatic Brinell hardness testers with hydraulic or closed-loop load-cell loading, imported CCD cameras and ETS image-processing software that measures the impression and displays the Brinell hardness number instantly. From the compact 250 kgf touch-screen PC tester to the 3000 kgf B3000 and ETS-LB3000 with 380 mm test height, all comply with IS 1500-2, ASTM E10 and ISO 6506.

6 products in total

Load-cell Brinell

Test force range: 62.5 – 3,000 kgf
Brinell

ETS-LB3000

Load-cell Brinell Hardness Tester with industrial PC

  • TypeBrinell, servo ball-screw loading with closed-loop load cell, camera measurement
  • Test loads62.5, 100, 125, 187.5, 250, 500, 750, 1000 kgf and up to 3000 kgf in stages of 250 kgf
  • Loading cycleAutomatic load / dwell / unload after preliminary force applied by hand
  • MeasurementAutomatic by turret-mounted CCD camera and software on the built-in 10" industrial PC
ETS-LB3000
Brinell

ETS-LCB-3000AT

Load-cell Closed-loop Automatic Brinell Hardness Tester

  • TypeBrinell, load-cell closed-loop, automatic turret
  • Test force range62.5 to 3000 kgf (612.9 to 29420 N)
  • Test force steps62.5, 100, 125, 187.5, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 3000 kgf (10 steps, electronically controlled)
  • Available Brinell scalesHBW 2.5/62.5, 2.5/187.5, 5/62.5, 5/125, 5/250, 5/750, 10/100, 10/250, 10/500, 10/1000, 10/1500, 10/3000
ETS-LCB-3000AT

Touch-screen Brinell

Test force range: 62.5 – 3,000 kgf
Brinell

B3000-TS

Brinell Hardness Tester, touch screen

  • TypeBrinell, hydraulic loading, camera measurement
  • Test loads250 to 3000 kgf in stages of 250 kgf
  • MeasurementCCD camera with on-machine touch-screen software
  • Magnification of objective4×
B3000-TS
Brinell

Brinell 250-TSPC

Touch Screen PC-based Brinell Hardness Tester, 250 kgf

  • TypeBrinell, dead-weight loading, motorised cycle, camera measurement on touch-screen PC
  • Test loads62.5, 187.5, 250 kgf
  • Indenters supplied2.5 mm and 5 mm ball indenters
  • Max. test height200 mm
Brinell 250-TSPC

PC-measured Brinell

Test force range: 250 – 3,000 kgf
Brinell

B3000-PC

Brinell Hardness Tester, PC model

  • TypeBrinell, hydraulic loading, camera measurement
  • Test loads250 to 3000 kgf in stages of 250 kgf
  • MeasurementCCD camera and Windows PC software (PC supplied by customer)
  • Magnification of objective4×
B3000-PC

Portable impression measurement

1 model
Brinell

ETS-BIMS

Portable Brinell Impression Measurement System

  • TypePortable camera-based Brinell impression measurement system (stand-alone retrofit)
  • Measuring rangeImpression diameter 1 – 7 mm
  • Ball / loadHBW 10/3000 kit supplied; ball diameter and load selectable in software
  • Measurement modesAuto, Semi-Auto and Manual (hairline)
ETS-BIMS
Background information

Brinell hardness testing

IS 1500 (Part 2) · ASTM E10 · ISO 6506

The Brinell test presses a tungsten carbide ball of 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 mm diameter into the specimen under a test force between 62.5 and 3000 kgf, chosen so that the force-to-ball-diameter ratio suits the material (30 for steel, 10 for copper alloys, 5 or 2.5 for light alloys). After the dwell time the diameter of the impression is measured and the Brinell hardness number HBW is calculated from the force and the curved surface area of the impression.

The large impression averages out grain structure, porosity and local hard spots, which makes Brinell the preferred method for castings, forgings, rolled stock and other coarse-grained or heterogeneous materials that a Rockwell indent would sample too locally.

ETS Brinell testers use hydraulic or closed-loop load-cell loading with a CCD camera and ETS image-processing software to measure the impression and display the hardness value instantly, removing operator error from the microscope reading. Force and indenter verification follow IS 1500 (Part 2), ASTM E10 and ISO 6506-2.