This hardness tester is designed for testing metallic materials, the hardness of which ranges from very low to very high values. Hardness testing can be performed directly on-site and in any position. Typical applications are large, heavy workpieces which could only be transported to a hardness testing machine in a laboratory with great difficulty. It is especially suitable for applications in which standard indentation hardness testing is either not feasible or not economical.
This hardness tester comprises an indicating device and an impact device. It is based on the rebound hardness testing method according to Leeb. It is for testing the hardness of all material surfaces over a large range of hardness quickly and independently.