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VICKERS PYRAMID NUMBER [1 record]

Record 1 1989-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
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 ...

OBS

Vickers hardness number;VHN: Terms standardized by ASTM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
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.

Spanish

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