Description
BrinGen 3000 – Digital Brinell Hardness Tester is designed to test the resistance of a metal specimen for indentation. A fixed force (load) is applied against the specimen by an indenter to determine the material hardness. The smaller the indentation, the stronger the specimen is. According to the ASTM E-10 BrinGen – Digital Brinell Hardness Tester is commonly used on surfaces of materials that are too rough to be tested by any other test method.
The test load ranges are from 62.5kgf to 3000kfg. BrinGen 3000 Series – Digital Brinell Hardness Testing system is equipped with a closed loop system for the absolute highest accuracy load control. Closed loop driven system provides precise control of test force application.
BrinGen 3000 Series – Digital Brinell Hardness Testing systems are standalone units that can easily be upgraded to include the NG-Scope – Brinell Hardness Image Automatic Measuring system – for the most accurate results through an optical Analysis Software.
Features
- BrinGen is engineered to obtain highly sensitive and accurate readings
- Direct Digital Reading
- Perfect for laboratories, workshops, tool rooms, inspection labs, etc.
- BrinGen’s test process eliminates room for all human error for maximum accuracy.
- It is equipped with a large LCD display screen with a user friendly interface.
- Most commonly, BrinGen is used to test the hardness of unquenched steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, soft bearing alloys, etc.
- Equipped with a 20X optical microscope to measure the diameter of Brinell indention
- Resolution capability of the microscope: 0.005mm
- The tester weight is 50% less than the traditional dead weights type tester
- Test load selection by keyboard and LCD screen
- Fully automatic test cycles. The Brinell hardness Tester features a fully automatic test cycle, load application, holding, and unloading, is performed fully automatically. This greatly improves reproducibility of test results since operator influence is eliminated
- Selectable dwell times by screen. The indenter, load, and other test information are shown clearly on the large LCD screen
- Brinell Hardness Calculator (BHC) make the hardness value calculation easier and convenient
Hardness Value Reference for Various Materials
| Material | Hardness |
|---|---|
| Softwood (e.g., pine) | 1.6 HBS 10/100 |
| Hardwood | 2.6–7.0 HBS 1.6 10/100 |
| Lead | 5.0 HB (pure lead; alloyed lead typically can range from 5.0 HB to values in excess of 22.0 HB) |
| Pure Aluminium | 15 HB |
| Copper | 35 HB |
| Mild steel | 120 HB |
| 18–8 (304) stainless steel annealed | 200 HB |
| Glass | 1550 HB |
| Hardened tool steel | 600–900 HB (HBW 10/3000) |
| Rhenium diboride | 4600 HB |
| NOTE: Based on standard test conditions unless otherwise stated | |
